Optical Subcarrier Generation

Long Xiao

03/12/2003

Outline

Optical Subcarrier generate Optical phase locked loop (OPLL)

Four Methods of Optical Generation of a Millimeter-wave subcarrier

Direct modulation of a laser diode.External modulation.Laser mode locking.Heterodyning of two single-mode

lasers.

A Tunable Millimeter-Wave Optical Transmitter

Photograph of Two Laser Module

Spectrum of the Heterodyne Signal

The 0.3 nm wavelength separation between the outputs of two microchip-lasers corresponds to 90 GHz heterodyne signal.

Performance of the Heterodyne System

Continuous tuning range (CTR): 45 GHz.

Sensitivity: 13.4 MHz/ V.

Phase noise: -90 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.

Diagram of the Optical Phase Locked Loop With Reference Signal

Master Laser

Slave Laser

PhotodectorReference

Signal

LoopFilter

OpticalCoupler

Diagram of the Phase Locked Loop With Delay Line

Tunable

optical/millimeter wave transmitter

Photodetector

Loop filter

Photodetector

X

Output

Packaged Optical Phase Locked Loop

References

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References

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