Title :
EDFA-based coupled opto-electronic oscillator and its phase noise
Author :
Salik, Ertan ; Yu, Nan ; Tu, Meirong ; Maleki, Lute
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
EDFA-based coupled opto-electronic oscillator (COEO), an integrated optical and microwave oscillator that can generate picosecond optical pulses, is presented. The phase noise measurements of COEO show better performance than synthesizer-driven mode-locked laser.
Keywords :
erbium; integrated optoelectronics; microwave oscillators; noise measurement; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical pulse generation; optical variables measurement; phase noise; EDFA-based coupled opto-electronic oscillator; integrated optics; microwave oscillator; phase noise; phase noise measurement; picosecond optical pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
