Ultra-Low Phase Noise Microwaves from Optical References

J.A. Taylor; T.M. Fortier; M.S. Kirchner; F. Quinlan; N. Lemke; A. Ludlow; Y. Jiang; C.W. Oates; S.A. Diddams

doi:10.1364/CLEO_SI.2011.CFC6

CLEO:2011 - Laser Applications to Photonic Applications
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2011),
paper CFC6
•https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2011.CFC6

Ultra-Low Phase Noise Microwaves from Optical References

J.A. Taylor, T.M. Fortier, M.S. Kirchner, F. Quinlan, N. Lemke, A. Ludlow, Y. Jiang, C.W. Oates, and S.A. Diddams

CLEO: Science and Innovations 2011

Baltimore, Maryland United States
1–6 May 2011
ISBN: 978-1-55752-910-7

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J. A. Taylor, T. M. Fortier, M. S. Kirchner, F. Quinlan, N. Lemke, A. Ludlow, Y. Jiang, C. W. Oates, and S. A. Diddams, "Ultra-Low Phase Noise Microwaves from Optical References," in CLEO:2011 - Laser Applications to Photonic Applications, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2011), paper CFC6.

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Abstract

We show a photonic oscillator providing 10 GHz microwaves having L(f)=−104 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz offset and fractional instability ≤8×10⁻¹⁶ at 1 s. These values are verified by operation and comparison of two independent systems.

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