Title :
Phase noise measurements of a dual-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser
Author :
Callahan, Patrick T. ; Gross, Michael C. ; Dennis, Michael L.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
We present phase-noise measurements of microwave signals generated by our dual-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser that approach the performance of commercially available frequency synthesizers. We demonstrate the invariance of the phase-noise spectrum with respect to carrier frequency. Methods for further improving performance are also discussed.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; microwave photonics; optical noise; optical variables measurement; phase noise; carrier frequency; dual-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser; frequency synthesizers; microwave signal generation; phase noise measurements; phase-noise spectrum; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Masers; Optical fibers; Phase noise; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664140
