Title :
40 GHz photonic synthesizer using a dual-polarization microlaser
Author :
Rolland, A. ; Frein, L. ; Vallet, M. ; Brunel, M. ; Bondu, F. ; Merlet, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Phys. de Rennes, Univ. de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
Abstract :
An optically-carried microwave synthesis working at 40 GHz is demonstrated by using a two-frequency microchip laser inside a digital phase-locked loop. We report a relative frequency stability better than 2.5!10!11. Different frequency sweeping formats are programmed.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; light polarisation; microchip lasers; microwave photonics; optical phase locked loops; digital phase-locked loop; dual-polarization microlaser; frequency 40 GHz; frequency sweeping; photonic synthesizer; relative frequency stability; two-frequency microchip laser; Masers; Microchip lasers; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Phase locked loops; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
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.2010.5664186