Title :
Optically generated radio frequency signals by sub-harmonically injection locked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Campuzano, Gabriel ; Gallion, Philippe ; Chabran, Claude
Author_Institution :
Inst. Tecnologico, Centro de Electron. y Telecomunicaciones, Monterrey, Mexico
Abstract :
The heterodyne beating of two laser signals synchronized on different modulation sidebands of another laser results in a spectrally pure radio frequency signal when the lasers spectra, injection rate, and frequency detuning are simultaneously optimized.
Keywords :
heterodyne detection; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; radiofrequency spectra; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; frequency detuning; heterodyne beating; laser signals; laser spectra; modulation sidebands; optically generated signals; radio frequency signals; semiconductor lasers; subharmonically injection locked lasers; synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
