Offset phase locking of Er: Yb: Glass laser eigenstates for RF photonics applications

M. Alouini; B. Benazet; M. Vallet; M. Brunel; P. Di Bin; F. Bretenaker; A. Le Floch; P. Thony

doi:10.1109/68.917855

Offset phase locking of Er: Yb: Glass laser eigenstates for RF photonics applications

M. Alouini, B. Benazet, M. Vallet, M. Brunel, P. Di Bin, F. Bretenaker, A. Le Floch, P. Thony

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Abstract

An optical source of microwaves with very low phase noise for communications and radar systems is realized and tested. It is obtained by dual-frequency operation of a diode pumped Er:Yb: Glass laser. An electrooptic crystal inserted inside the resonator permits both to tune the frequency difference between orthogonally polarized eigenstates, and to turn the laser into a voltage controlled oscillator. An optical phase-locked loop is then implemented in the GHz range, resulting in a measured instrument limited 3 dB-linewidth of 10 Hz. The phase noise is shown to be -100 dBc/Hz at 10-kHz offset.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-369
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/68.917855
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Erbium lasers
Optical generation of microwaves
Optical phase-locked loop

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Offset phase locking of Er: Yb: Glass laser eigenstates for RF photonics applications

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