Electrically Tunable Microwave Generation Using Compact Dual-Polarization Fiber Laser

Author

Guan, Bai-Ou ; Zhang, Yang ; Zhang, Li-Wei ; Tam, Hwa-Yaw

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys. & Optoelectron. Eng., Dalian Univ. of Technol., Dalian

Volume

21

Issue

11

fYear

2009

fDate

6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

727

Lastpage

729

Abstract

A simple technique for tunable microwave frequency generation based on a compact dual-polarization fiber grating laser incorporated with a piezoelectric transducer (PZT) is demonstrated. The PZT exerts a transversal force to the fiber grating laser which changes the fiber birefringence and, therefore, the wavelength separation between the two polarization lines. The beat tone frequency changes linearly in response to the driving voltage applied to the PZT.

Keywords

birefringence; diffraction gratings; fibre lasers; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical fibre polarisation; piezoelectric transducers; PZT; dual-polarization fiber grating laser; electrically tunable microwave generation; fiber birefringence; fiber polarization; piezoelectric transducer; wavelength separation; Birefringence; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser transitions; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Microwave generation; Optical fiber polarization; Piezoelectric transducers; Tunable circuits and devices; Dual-polarization fiber laser; fiber grating laser; heterodyne; microwave generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2009.2017381

Filename

4939384