Abstract:
An opto-electronic oscillator (10) comprising: an optical source (12) to generate an optical carrier signal having a carrier wavelength; an optical phase modulator (14) to apply a sinusoidal phase modulation to the optical carrier signal to generate two first order sidebands having a π phase difference between them; an optical phase shifter (16) comprising an optical resonator configured to apply a substantially π phase-shift to one of the first order sidebands at a preselected wavelength within an optical spectrum of said first order sideband; and a photodetector (18) configured to perform optical heterodyne detection of the optical carrier signal with both: said one of the first order sidebands substantially π phase shifted by the optical resonator; and the other of the first order sidebands, to generate an electrical carrier signal (20), and wherein a first part of the electrical carrier signal (20a) is delivered to an electrical output (22) and a second part of the electrical carrier signal (20b) is delivered to the optical phase modulator as a drive signal.
Abstract:
A coherent optical mixer circuit is provided that can measure a phase error without requiring a step of cutting away a delay circuit. Odd-numbered or even-numbered two of four inputs of an 4-input-and-4-output multimode interference circuit are connected to an input mechanism. The four outputs of the multimode interference circuit are all connected to an output mechanism to the exterior. Other two inputs of the multimode interference circuit are connected to two monitor waveguides. One of the monitor waveguide is longer than the other to configure a light delay circuit. The monitor waveguides constituting the light delay circuit are connected to the respective outputs of a 2-branched light splitter. The 2-branched light splitter has an input connected to a monitor light input mechanism from the exterior via a monitor input waveguide.
Abstract:
Techniques and devices based on optical resonators made of nonlinear optical materials and nonlinear wave mixing to generate RF or microwave oscillations using an active opto-electronic loop.
Abstract:
Insbesondere für optische Überlagerungsempfänger ist es notwendig, die Polarisation des lokal erzeugten Lichtes der des Empfangslichtes nachzuregeln. Die Polarisationsregelung erfolgt dabei durch Verstellung der Verzögerung doppelbrechender Elemente, die nach einer Anzahl gleichgerichteter Verstellschritte an eine Verstellgrenze gelangen können und zurückgestellt werden müssen. Dabei ergibt sich das Problem, daß schnelle Änderungen der Polarisation des Eingangslichtes auch während Rückstellphase berücksichtigt werden müssen, außerdem sollten auch nichtideale doppelbrechende Elemente verwendet werden. Erfindungsgemäß werden vier doppelbrechende Elemente verwendet, von denen die im Lichtweg ersten beiden Elemente der normalen Regelung und die beiden folgenden Elemente der Regelung während der Rückstellprozedur dienen.