Millimeter wave carrier generation based on a double-Brillouin-frequency spaced fiber laser

An all-optical generation of a millimeter wave carrier from a multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser is presented. Four-channel output with spacing of about 21.5 GHz is generated from the fiber laser by controlling the gain in the cavity. A dual-wavelength signal with spacing correspondent to...

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Main Authors: Shee, Y.G., Al-Mansoori, M.H., Yaakob, S., Man, A., Zamzuri, A.K., Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd, Mahdi, M.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Optical Society of America 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/4635/1/Shee-2012-Millimeter_wave_carr.pdf
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Summary:An all-optical generation of a millimeter wave carrier from a multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser is presented. Four-channel output with spacing of about 21.5 GHz is generated from the fiber laser by controlling the gain in the cavity. A dual-wavelength signal with spacing correspondent to six orders of Brillouin frequency shift is obtained by suppressing the two channels at the middle. Heterodyning these signals at the high-speed photodetector produces a millimeter wave carrier at 64.17 GHz. Temperature dependence characteristic of Brillouin frequency shift realize the flexibility of generated millimeter wave frequency to be tuned at 6.6 MHz/ degrees C. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America