High-Q wavelength division multiplexed optoelectronic oscillator based on a cascaded multi-loop topology

A WDM optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) based on a cascaded optical multi-loop configuration and multiple photodiodes is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. By employing up to three lasers widely separated in wavelength along with two cascaded multi-loop fiber sections and two photodiodes, we de...

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Published in:Optics communications 2017-03, Vol.387, p.361-365
Main Authors: Charalambous, Georgios, Hasanuzzaman, G.K.M., Perentos, Andreas, Iezekiel, Stavros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
FIR filter
Microwave photonics
Optoelectronic oscillator
WDM
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Summary:A WDM optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) based on a cascaded optical multi-loop configuration and multiple photodiodes is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. By employing up to three lasers widely separated in wavelength along with two cascaded multi-loop fiber sections and two photodiodes, we demonstrate OEO topologies that scale up to six effective loops revealing an ultra-high quality factor in excess of 1010 and a phase noise performance down to −119dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset •WDM-based OEO employing two cascaded multi-loop sections and multiple photodiodes.•Number of effective loops scales with number of optical sources and photodiodes.•Microwave oscillations with enhanced spectral purity and Q-factor were obtained.•SSB phase noise of −119dBc/Hz measured at 10kHz offset for 5.6GHz oscillation.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/j.optcom.2016.12.009