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All-optical microwave oscillator based on semiconductor optical amplifier and stimulated Brillouin scattering
Abstract:
An all-optical microwave oscillator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Based on a pure photonic feedback loop, this system can generate a photonic microwave signal without optical-electrical-optical conversion or any electrical microwave devices. A semiconductor optical amplifier implements the functions of microwave envelope detection and feedback modulation. Meanwhile, Brillouin-selective sideband amplification is employed to lock oscillation frequency. In experiment, a good quality microwave signal with a frequency of 10.8 GHz is obtained. The tunability is also demonstrated by adjusting the Brillouin pump wavelength.
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