A self-starting hybrid optoelectronic oscillator generating ultra low jitter 10-GHz optical pulses and low phase noise electrical signals

J. Lasri; A. Bilenca; D. Dahan; V. Sidorov; G. Eisenstein; D. Ritter; K. Yvind

doi:10.1109/LPT.2002.1012413

A self-starting hybrid optoelectronic oscillator generating ultra low jitter 10-GHz optical pulses and low phase noise electrical signals

J. Lasri, A. Bilenca, D. Dahan, V. Sidorov, G. Eisenstein, D. Ritter, K. Yvind

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Abstract

In this letter, we describe a self-starting optical pulse source generating ultra low noise 15-ps-wide pulses at 10 GHz. It is based on a hybrid optoelectronic oscillator comprising a fiber extended cavity mode-locked diode laser which injection locks a self-oscillating heterojunction bipolar phototransistor. Average jitter levels of 40-43 fs and an amplitude noise of 0.1-0.15% over a frequency range of 500 Hz-15 kHz or 500 Hz-1 MHz were obtained, respectively. The noise is slightly larger, a 57- fs jitter and 0.2% amplitude noise, for a frequency range of 100 Hz-1 MHz. A 10-GHz electrical signal with a low phase noise (-108 dBc/Hz at 10-kHz offset from the carrier) is also generated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1004-1006
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2002.1012413
State	Published - 1 Jul 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Heterojunction bipolar transistors
Mode-locked lasers
Optical pulse generation
Optoelectronic oscillators
Timing jitter

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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