Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 12, 2026
Quantum State Engineering of Light with Continuous-wave Optical Parametric Oscillators
Published on: May 30, 2014
Wideband and frequency-tunable microwave generation using an optoelectronic oscillator incorporating a Fabry-Perot
1Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, School of Information Technology and Engineering,University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Abstract:
Wideband and frequency-tunable microwave signal generation using an optoelectronic oscillator incorporating a Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD) with external optical injection is proposed and demonstrated. Through external injection, the FP-LD functions as a tunable high-Q photonic microwave filter, and the frequency tuning is realized by either tuning the wavelength of the externally injected optical light or changing the temperature to adjust the longitudinal modes of the FP-LD. An experiment is performed; a microwave signal with a frequency tunable from 6.41 to 10.85 GHz is generated. The phase noise performance of the generated microwave signal is also investigated.
