Ultralow-noise mode-locked laser with coupled optoelectronic oscillator configuration

Yu, Nan; Salik, Ertan; Maleki, Lute

doi:10.1364/ol.30.001231

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“…Some of them involve multiple loops in order to suppress the spurious peaks [5], [6]. Others lock the oscillator to atomic resonances [7], or enhance the functionalities of the optical branch to improve the phase noise figure [8], the tunability of the oscillator [9], or to mode-lock the optical modes [10], [11] for ultralow jitter pulse generation.…”

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Time-Domain Dynamics and Stability Analysis of Optoelectronic Oscillators Based on Whispering-Gallery Mode Resonators

Coillet

Henriet

Salzenstein

et al. 2013

IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron.

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Abstract-Optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) are microwave photonics systems intended to generate ultrastable radio-frequency signals with unprecedented phase noise performance for aerospace and communication engineering applications. They had originally been introduced in a configuration where the energy storage element was a fiber delay line. However, recent research in view of size and power consumption optimization has led to novel configurations where this fiber delay line is replaced by an ultrahigh Q whispering-gallery mode (WGM) resonator. So far, there has been no theoretical framework enabling to understand the dynamical behavior of these new architectures of OEOs. In this paper, we propose for the first time a deterministic time-domain model to investigate the dynamics of these OEOs based on WGM resonators. This model enables us to perform the stability analysis of the microwave oscillations, and to determine rigorously their range of stability as the loop gain is varied. After building the model, we perform a full stability analysis of the various stationary solutions for the microwave output. We then perform extensive numerical simulations, which are in complete agreement with the stability analysis. The theoretical analysis is also found to be in excellent agreement with our experimental measurements.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Time-Domain Dynamics and Stability Analysis of Optoelectronic Oscillators Based on Whispering-Gallery Mode Resonators

Coillet

Henriet

Salzenstein

et al. 2013

IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron.

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“…The pulse repetition rate is determined by the frequency of the OEO and the timing jitter of the optical pulses matches closely to the low phase noise of the RF signal generated by the OEO. A demonstration of the C-OEO showed the phase noise of the optical pulses is −140 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset [48].…”

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confidence: 99%

A Review of Optoelectronic Oscillators for High Speed Signal Processing Applications

Devgan

2013

ISRN Electronics

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The Optoelectronic Oscillator (OEO) was first demonstrated in 1996 as a low phase noise RF source. Low phase noise RF sources have uses for multiple applications, ranging from analog to digital converters to radar to metrology. In the past sixteen years, the OEO has been shown to be useful for other signal processing applications. This paper will provide a background of the OEO's principles of operation, as well as multiple examples of signal processing applications where the OEO can be used. The OEO can be applied to both analog and digital problems, providing new techniques to solve these challenges.

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“…The additional phase shift introduced in the resonant loop by components such as amplifiers and transmission lines causes the phase self-locking behavior of the circuit to resonate at a different frequency. 29 The round-trip phase shift at the resonant frequency must be a multiple of 2π radians to satisfy the Barkhausen oscillation condition. 30 Depending on the phase shift, this may result in a stable f dyn of greater or less than f stat .…”

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Regenerative feedback resonant circuit to detect transient changes in electromagnetic properties of semi-insulating materials

Jones

Kelly

Severtsen

et al. 2013

Review of Scientific Instruments

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A prototype regenerative feedback resonant circuit has been developed for measuring the transient spectral response due to perturbations in properties of various electromagnetic materials. The circuit can accommodate a variety of cavity resonators, shown here in the 8 GHz range, with passive quality factors (Qstat) as high as 7000 depending upon material loading. The positive feedback enhanced dynamic quality factors (Qdyn) of resonator∕material combinations in the regenerative circuit are on the order of 10(7)-10(8). The theory, design, and implementation of the circuit is discussed along with real-time monitored example measurements of effects due to photon-induced charge carriers in high-resistivity silicon wafers and magnetic-field induced perturbations of yttrium-iron garnet.

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Ultralow-noise mode-locked laser with coupled optoelectronic oscillator configuration

Cited by 77 publications

References 13 publications

Time-Domain Dynamics and Stability Analysis of Optoelectronic Oscillators Based on Whispering-Gallery Mode Resonators

Time-Domain Dynamics and Stability Analysis of Optoelectronic Oscillators Based on Whispering-Gallery Mode Resonators

A Review of Optoelectronic Oscillators for High Speed Signal Processing Applications

Regenerative feedback resonant circuit to detect transient changes in electromagnetic properties of semi-insulating materials

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