Beat note stabilization of a 10-60 GHz dual-polarization microlaser through optical down conversion

被引:17
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作者
Rolland, A. [1 ]
Brunel, M. [1 ]
Loas, G. [1 ]
Frein, L. [1 ]
Vallet, M. [1 ]
Alouini, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rennes 1, Inst Phys Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6251, F-35042 Rennes, France
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2011年 / 19卷 / 05期
关键词
OFFSET PHASE-LOCKING; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MICROCHIP LASER; GENERATION; SIGNALS; BAND;
D O I
10.1364/OE.19.004399
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Down-conversion of a high-frequency beat note to an intermediate frequency is realized by a Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator. Optically-carried microwave signals in the 10-60 GHz range are synthesized by using a two-frequency solid-state microchip laser as a voltage-controlled oscillator inside a digital phase-locked loop. We report an in-loop relative frequency stability better than 2.5 x 10(-11). The principle is applicable to beat notes in the millimeter-wave range. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
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页码:4399 / 4404
页数:6
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