On the Phase Noise Performance of Nonlinear Double-Loop Optoelectronic Microwave Oscillators

We consider an optoelectronic oscillator for ultrapure microwave generation with two nonlinearly coupled delay loops in which the output of one of the loops modulates the other. We introduce a suitable dynamical model and study the phase noise performance. Tuning the parameters of the second loop al...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Nguimdo, Romain Modeste, Chembo Kouomou, Yanne, Colet, Pere, Larger, Laurent
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/54880
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/54880
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Optoelectronic devices
Microwave generation
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Sumario:We consider an optoelectronic oscillator for ultrapure microwave generation with two nonlinearly coupled delay loops in which the output of one of the loops modulates the other. We introduce a suitable dynamical model and study the phase noise performance. Tuning the parameters of the second loop allows to reduce the detrimental effect of the multiplicative phase noise and damp delay-induced spurious peaks. Besides, the nonlinear dynamics allows for stable microwave emission with larger amplitude than a single loop system.