Compact optoelectronic oscillator using whispering gallery mode resonators for radio-frequency and millimeter wave generation

Kirill Volyanskiy; Patrice Salzenstein; Hervé Tavernier; Maxim Pogurmirskiy; Yanne K. Chembo; Laurent Larger

doi:10.1117/12.876985

21 February 2011 Compact optoelectronic oscillator using whispering gallery mode resonators for radio-frequency and millimeter wave generation

Kirill Volyanskiy, Patrice Salzenstein, Hervé Tavernier, Maxim Pogurmirskiy, Yanne K. Chembo, Laurent Larger

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Proceedings Volume 7936, RF and Millimeter-Wave Photonics; 79360B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876985
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Optoelectronic oscillators are ultra-pure microwave generators based on optical energy storage instead of high finesse radio-frequency resonators. We present in this communication a new and compact architecture where the optical energy storage is performed by trapping laser light into the ultra-high Q whispering gallery modes of a millimeter-size disk resonator. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate the generation of a 10.7 GHz microwave with a phase noise of -110 dBrad²/Hz at 100 kHz. We also discuss in detail the potential of this architecture for the generation of microwaves with a frequency ranging from 50 to 200 GHz.

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Kirill Volyanskiy, Patrice Salzenstein, Hervé Tavernier, Maxim Pogurmirskiy, Yanne K. Chembo, and Laurent Larger "Compact optoelectronic oscillator using whispering gallery mode resonators for radio-frequency and millimeter wave generation", Proc. SPIE 7936, RF and Millimeter-Wave Photonics, 79360B (21 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876985

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