Stability measurements of an optically injection-locked microwave oscillator

Christian Beaulieu; Martin Chamberland; Michel Tetu; Pierre Tremblay

doi:10.1117/12.143687

30 April 1993 Stability measurements of an optically injection-locked microwave oscillator

Christian Beaulieu, Martin Chamberland, Michel Tetu, Pierre Tremblay

Proceedings Volume 1837, Frequency-Stabilized Lasers and Their Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143687
Event: Applications in Optical Science and Engineering, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Experimental results on the direct injection-locking of a microwave oscillator by an intensity modulated optical signal are presented. Starting with a free-running oscillator, RF spectrum measurements are done as we vary the modulation frequency of the optical signal impinging on the oscillator. The locking range (as much as 5 MHz) is measured for different modulating signal power levels on the laser diode at the fundamental frequency and at the 2nd, 3rd and 5th subharmonics. Frequency stability measurements are conducted in both time domain (Allan variance) and frequency domain (power spectral density). It shows that the phase noise and the long term stability of the microwave oscillator are greatly improved under locked condition. The Allan standard deviation of the microwave oscillator at (tau) equals 0.1 s improves from 10^-6 to 10^-10 reaching the precision limit of the measurement setup.

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Christian Beaulieu, Martin Chamberland, Michel Tetu, and Pierre Tremblay "Stability measurements of an optically injection-locked microwave oscillator", Proc. SPIE 1837, Frequency-Stabilized Lasers and Their Applications, (30 April 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143687

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