• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 46, Issue 11, 1101006 (2019)
Feng Zhang*, Peili Li*, Yang Liu, and Cong Shen
Author Affiliations
  • College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL201946.1101006 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Feng Zhang, Peili Li, Yang Liu, Cong Shen. High-Performance Microwave Frequency Comb Based on Cascaded MZM Optical Loop[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(11): 1101006 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of high-performance MFC based on a cascaded MZM optical loop. (a) System structure;(b) principle of spectrum generation in optical loop
    Fig. 1. Diagram of high-performance MFC based on a cascaded MZM optical loop. (a) System structure;(b) principle of spectrum generation in optical loop
    Output spectrum of seed light passing through the cascaded MZM for the first time
    Fig. 2. Output spectrum of seed light passing through the cascaded MZM for the first time
    Results of stable output of cascaded MZM optical loop. (a) Spectrum; (b) spectrogram
    Fig. 3. Results of stable output of cascaded MZM optical loop. (a) Spectrum; (b) spectrogram
    Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop when the source power is -20 dBm, -15 dBm, and -10 dBm. (a)-(c) Spectra; (d)-(f) spectrograms
    Fig. 4. Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop when the source power is -20 dBm, -15 dBm, and -10 dBm. (a)-(c) Spectra; (d)-(f) spectrograms
    Relationship between carrier-to-noise ratio and flatness of MFC when the power of the light source is -20 dBm-0 dBm
    Fig. 5. Relationship between carrier-to-noise ratio and flatness of MFC when the power of the light source is -20 dBm-0 dBm
    Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop when the line width is 0.01, 1, and 100 MHz. (a)-(c) Spectra; (d)-(f) spectrograms
    Fig. 6. Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop when the line width is 0.01, 1, and 100 MHz. (a)-(c) Spectra; (d)-(f) spectrograms
    Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop when the frequency of driving RF signal is 5, 10, and 20 GHz. (a)-(c) Spectra; (d)-(f) spectrograms
    Fig. 7. Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop when the frequency of driving RF signal is 5, 10, and 20 GHz. (a)-(c) Spectra; (d)-(f) spectrograms
    Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop under different responsiveness of PD. (a) 0.5 A/W; (b) 1 A/W; (c) 1.5 A/W
    Fig. 8. Results of the stable output of the cascaded MZM optical loop under different responsiveness of PD. (a) 0.5 A/W; (b) 1 A/W; (c) 1.5 A/W
    Feng Zhang, Peili Li, Yang Liu, Cong Shen. High-Performance Microwave Frequency Comb Based on Cascaded MZM Optical Loop[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(11): 1101006
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