Long-term stabilized millimeter-wave generation using a high-power mode-locked laser diode module

被引:16
作者
Kuri, T [1 ]
Kitayama, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Minist Posts & Telecommun, Photon Technol Div, Commun Res Labs, Tokyo 1848795, Japan
关键词
long-term frequency stability; optical millimeter-wave generation; 60-GHz mode-locked laser diode module;
D O I
10.1109/22.763157
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, a 60-GHz-band millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal generation using a new 60-GHz mode-locked laser diode (MLLD) module stabilized by an optical injection will be presented. To modularize the MLLD, the precise position alignments and the fine tuning for the repetition rate is released; moreover, the output optical power of more than 6.0 dBm and the stability over nearly 1500 h are obtained. It is experimentally confirmed that the frequency and power stabilities are several tens of hertz and less than 1 dBm, respectively. The generated 60-GHz-band mm-wave signal with the 3-dB linewidth of less than 300 Hz over a 100-km-long optical fiber link is also successfully demonstrated.
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页码:570 / 574
页数:5
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