Title :
An optical microwave source for frequency synthesiser applications
Author :
Etem, Y. ; Lewis, M.F. ; Sample, P.
Author_Institution :
DRA, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
The difference frequency of two lasers is stabilised by an optical discriminator to produce a stepped microwave frequency source with phase noise levels of -90 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset, with potential for operation up to 100 GHz.
Keywords :
discriminators; frequency synthesizers; microwave generation; optical frequency conversion; phase noise; 100 GHz; frequency synthesiser; laser difference frequency; optical discriminator; optical microwave source; phase noise; Frequency synthesizers; Laser stability; Microwave technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical variables control; Phase detection; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662099
