Photonic Sensors, 2014, 4 (1): 53, Published Online: Jan. 2, 2014
A High Side Modes Suppression Dual-Loop Optoelectronic Oscillator With Fabry-Perot Etalon
Abstract
A novel dual-loop technique was proposed for single-mode selection in an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO). It consisted of a pump laser and a feedback circuit including an intensity modulator, a Fabry-Perot (FP) etalon, two optical fiber delay lines, two photodetectors, and an amplifier. By inserting the Fabry-Perot etalon, the proposed dual-loop OEO realized a single mode oscillation ranging from 0 Hz to 20 GHz. The strong oscillation mode was present at 15 GHz, and the side modes suppression ratio (SMSR) exceeded 140 dB. More over the length of the two fiber loops were just 5 meters and 36 meters.
Kangzhu YIXI, Fushen CHEN, Chenglong JIANG, Siyue ZHANG. A High Side Modes Suppression Dual-Loop Optoelectronic Oscillator With Fabry-Perot Etalon[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2014, 4(1): 53.