Title :
High-purity millimetre-wave photonic local oscillator generation and delivery
Author :
Shen, P. ; Gomes, N.J. ; Davies, P.A. ; Shillue, W.P. ; Huggard, P.G. ; Ellison, B.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
Tunable millimetre wave generation by spectrally slicing a phase modulated lightwave is demonstrated. The low phase noise signal (-95 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset) can be delivered through a 9 km fibre link, with no noticeable power penalty.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical modulation; optical noise; optical tuning; phase modulation; phase noise; 100 kHz; 9 km; high-purity millimetre-wave photonic local oscillator delivery; high-purity millimetre-wave photonic local oscillator generation; phase modulated lightwave; spectral slicing; tunable millimetre wave generation; Bandwidth; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Local oscillators; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical solitons; Phase modulation; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422862
