High-Power Broadly Tunable Electrooptic Frequency Comb Generator
Journal article, 2013
Broadband traveling-wave electrooptic modulators made of lithium niobate have reached a high level of technological maturity. They can provide simultaneously low V pi, sustain high power (both optical and RF) and yet provide low propagation loss. By combining together these features, we present a high-power handling, broadly tunable, electrooptic frequency comb generator. The device produces between 60 and 75 lines within -10 dB bandwidth over its full tuning range-from 6 to 18 GHz- and can handle up to 1 W of optical input power. This optical frequency comb platform is very well suited for applications in RF photonics and optical communications that require independent RF and optical tuning as well as high-repetition rates but moderate bandwidth.
light
laser-diode
photonic filters
microwave photonics
optical communication
Electrooptic modulators
time-lens
compression
microwave
phase modulators
equipment
ultrafast optics
Author
A. J. Metcalf
Purdue University
Victor Torres Company
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics
D. E. Leaird
Purdue University
A. M. Weiner
Purdue University
IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
1077-260X (ISSN)
Vol. 19 6 6553388Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Physical Sciences
DOI
10.1109/jstqe.2013.2268384