• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 15, Issue 1, 010009 (2017)
T. Sun1, Li. Zhang2, A. K. Poddar2, U. L. Rohde2, and A. S. Daryoush1,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of ECE, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
  • 2Synergy Microwave Corp., Paterson, NJ 07504 USA
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201715.010009 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    T. Sun, Li. Zhang, A. K. Poddar, U. L. Rohde, A. S. Daryoush, "Frequency synthesis of forced opto-electronic oscillators at the X-band," Chin. Opt. Lett. 15, 010009 (2017) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Ultra-low phase noise performance is required for frequency agile local oscillators, which are the core for high resolution imagers, spectrum analyzers, and high speed data communications. A forced opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) benefits from frequency stabilization techniques for realizing a clean and low phase noise source at microwave and millimeter wave frequencies. Forced oscillation techniques of self-injection locking and self-phase lock loop are combined to provide an ultra-low oscillator phase noise both close-in and far-away from the carrier frequency, while a tunable yttrium iron garnet microwave filter combined with a wavelength tuned transversal filter are employed to implement both coarse and fine frequency tuning for a tunable X-band OEO. A phase noise of 137dBc/Hz at an offset frequency of 10 kHz is achieved covering the frequencies of 9 to 11 GHz with a fine frequency tuning resolution of 44 Hz/pm and coarse tuning of 25 MHz/mA. Moreover, the long term stability of the output signal is tested, and a maximum frequency drift of 2 kHz is measured within 60 min for the X-band synthesizer.
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    T. Sun, Li. Zhang, A. K. Poddar, U. L. Rohde, A. S. Daryoush, "Frequency synthesis of forced opto-electronic oscillators at the X-band," Chin. Opt. Lett. 15, 010009 (2017)
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