一种基于半导体光放大器的Ku波段可调谐光电振荡器

基于半导体光放大器(SOA)的非线性偏振旋转效应,提出了一种可调谐双环路光电振荡器(OEO),并从理论上分析了这种设计的基本原理。实验测得了振荡频率为12.978 GHz的微波信号的频谱图和相位噪声图,并且在Ku波段通过直接调节SOA注入电流得到调谐范围为40MHz,调谐步长约为2MHz的微波信号输出。在整个调谐范围内,输出微波信号的相位噪声在偏离中心频率10kHz处低于-75dBc/Hz。     

K波段高稳光电振荡器

介绍了一种具有高稳定性、高谱纯度、低相位噪声的双环路光电振荡器(OEO)。理论上分析了光电振荡器的基本原理,采用光域双环路的方案有效地实现了边模抑制,通过检测输出信号频率的变化来控制光纤环路的长度,从而得到了高质量的20GHz微波信号,其频谱纯度高,线宽小于1Hz,相位噪声在10kHz时为-112dBc/Hz,而且在4h观测时间内,频率的稳定性小于10-10。     

光电振荡器的原理及其实验研究

光电振荡器应用了光电混合的技术手段,通过光纤储能和延迟的方法可实现频率精度、稳定度、相位噪声都显著优于常规微波介质振荡器的一种新型振荡源.简要介绍了光电振荡器的基本原理和研究现状,并应用内调制激光器和长光纤环结构进行了实验研究,得到了相位噪声优于-112 dBc/Hz@10 kHz、线宽＜1 Hz的高性能微波信号输出.     

超低相噪光电振荡器及其频率综合技术研究

该文提出一种基于级联相位调制器的注入锁定光电振荡器及其频率综合系统。该文提出的光电振荡器利用相位调制实现调制器输出光谱展宽并保持光纤中传播功率恒定,降低光纤非线性效应引入的强度噪声。采用双输出MZI级联平衡探测器的结构完成相位调制到强度调制的转化,提高系统的信噪比,实现频率为9.9999914 GHz、边模抑制比大于85 dB、10 kHz频偏相位噪声为–153.1 dBc/Hz的超低相位噪声信号输出。此外,还基于所提出的超低相位噪声光电振荡器构建了宽带、高性能频率综合系统。联合DDS和PLL的混合锁相技术,所提出频率综合器的输出频率成功覆盖5.9～12.9 GHz,相位噪声达到–130 dBc/Hz@10 kHz,杂散抑制比优于65 dB,跳频时间小于1.48 μs。      

基于Rb原子频标电注入锁定的高频稳低相噪光电振荡器

为了进一步改善光电振荡器(OEO)输出信号频 率的长期稳定度和相位噪声,提出了一种基于 Rb原子频标电注入锁定的单环OEO。将Rb原子钟产生的高频稳正弦信号注入到单环OEO,通过 注入信号与自由振荡信号的频率牵引,OEO获得单一振荡模式。实验发现,随着注入功 率的 增大,锁定带宽变大,锁定信号的相位噪声变差;随着注入功率的下降,锁定带宽变小,锁 定信号的相位噪声得 到改善,趋近于注入源信号的相位噪声。当光纤长取10km时,获得 了中心频率10GHz、边模抑制比大 于60dB、相位噪声的指标为－76dBc/Hz@100Hz和－108dBc/Hz@10kHz的输出信号,其输 出信号的长期稳定度和准确度得到改善。实验结果与理论分析一致。     

基于激光外调制的频率可调谐光电振荡器

为了实现光电振荡器(OEO)输出频率的可调谐,提出了一种基于外调制激光的频率可调谐光电振荡器。此方案在单环OEO的基础上增加一个由微波滤波器、电衰减器、电放大器和电移相器构成的电增益选频腔,通过调节电移相器的偏置电压可以等效改变电选频腔的腔长,从而改变其输出微波信号的频率;同时调节光延时线来改变光电振荡器的起振模式,通过电增益选频腔信号与光电振荡器自由振荡信号的电注入锁定,即可实现频率可调谐的光电振荡器,其输出信号的频率由锁定OEO模式的电增益选频腔决定。实验结果表明,本方案产生了频率调谐范围为10.05 GHz~10.09 GHz、调谐步长为400 kHz的输出信号,频率在40 MHz的范围内连续可调谐。在输出频率为10.0519 GHz时,其边模抑制比为60 dB,相位噪声为-115 dBc/Hz @10 kHz。该方案结构简单,既保留了单环OEO低相位噪声的优势,又能有效抑制边模,为实现频率可调谐OEO提供了一种新的方法。     

基于光注入半导体激光器的宽带雷达信号产生及应用（特邀）

由于具有动力学特性丰富、体积小和易集成等优点,基于半导体激光器的信号产生技术已成为高性能微波光子信号产生的优选方案之一。半导体激光器在合适的外光注入条件下能够工作在单周期振荡态,可突破本征弛豫振荡频率的限制,产生频率大范围可调的微波信号;进一步动态地控制注入参数,能够生成宽带可重构的微波调频信号,在雷达领域具有重要的应用前景。文章首先介绍了基于光注入半导体激光器的宽带微波信号生成机理并实验产生了大时宽带宽积的微波线性调频信号,其中心频率、带宽、时宽和工作频段均可灵活调谐;然后,构建了延时匹配光电反馈环路,提升了宽带微波调频信号的频谱纯度和梳齿信噪比等性能参数;最后,基于该高性能宽带微波调频信号发生器构建了微波光子雷达验证系统,分析了其在目标探测与成像方面的性能。     

使用三位三阶Δ∑调制器的集成1GHz小数频率合成器

本文实现了一个采用三位三阶Δ∑调制器的高频谱纯度集成小数频率合成器.该频率合成器采用了模拟调谐和数字调谐组合技术来提高相位噪声性能,优化的电源组合可以避免各个模块之间的相互干扰,并且提高鉴频鉴相器的线性度和提高振荡器的调谐范围.通过采用尾电流源滤波技术和减小振荡器的调谐系数,在片压控振荡器具有很低的相位噪声,而通过采用开关电容阵列,该压控振荡器达到了大约100MHz的调谐范围,该开关电容阵列由在片数字调谐系统进行控制.该频率合成器已经采用0.18μm CMOS工艺实现,仿真结果表明,该频率频率合成器的环路带宽约为14kHz,最大带内相位噪声约为-106dBc/Hz;在偏离载波频率100kHz处的相位噪声小于-120dBc/Hz,具有很高的频谱纯度.该频率合成器还具有很快的反应速度,其锁定时间约为160μs.     

基于光电振荡器的光脉冲和电微波信号发生器

设计了一种基于相位调制器的用于产生光脉冲和电微波信号的光电振荡器。该方案采用直调激光器配合相位调制器产生大啁啾并由DCF压窄输出光脉冲。利用偏振分束器和合束器在不增加有源器件的基础上形成双环路结构抑制微波信号的边模。该系统可以产生9.8 GHz的重复频率,脉宽小于 12 ps的光脉冲同时输出该频率的电微波信号。测得相位噪声为-105 dBc/Hz@10 kHz,Q值大于10¹⁰。     

900 MHz压控振荡器设计

采用集总元件变容二极管和超高频三极管设计900 MHz压控振荡器,根据ADS2006A软件仿真确定了压控振荡器的电路参数,并对相关指标如相位噪声、调谐带宽、稳定系数、输出功率和谐波电平等进行了仿真,通过调整电路参数,优化电路结构,实现了工作频率为1 GHz、调谐带宽为90 MHz的压控振荡器,其相位噪声在偏移中心频率10 kHz处为-105 dBc/Hz,在100 kHz处为-120 dBc/Hz,该设计大大降低了系统成本.     

A tunable optoelectronic oscillator based on a tunable microwave attenuator

A novel realization of a wideband tunable optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) based on dual-port electrode Mach–Zehnder modulator (DMZM), a tunable microwave attenuator (TMA), and a chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) is proposed and demonstrated. By simply adjusting the power ratio between the two arms of DMZM, the chirp of the DMZM will be tuned, and the center frequency of the microwave photonic filter will be tuned. When the OEO loop in the proposed system is closed, the output frequency of OEO is determined by the microwave photonic filter, and a high spectral purity microwave signal with a tunable frequency from 5.8 to 11 GHz is generated. The single sideband (SSB) phase noise of the generated signal could reach −107.4 dBc/Hz at an offset frequency of 10 kHz.     

Millimetre-wave signal generation using FWM effect in SOA

A novel and simple method of optical generation of millimetre-wave signals employing four-wave mixing (FWM) effect in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is proposed. This simple approach is capable of generating signals of double, quadruple and six times the microwave source frequency with extremely high spectral purity and stability. A millimetre-wave of 41.7 GHz (6timesfundamental) with a 3 dB linewidth of less than 20 Hz and a phase noise of less than -75 dBc/Hz at 1.6 kHz offset is obtained     

A novel optoelectronic oscillator based on all optical signal processing

A novel dual-loop optoelectronic oscillator(OEO),which is constructed based on all optical signal processing,is proposed and analyzed.By inserting an erbium-doped fiber amplifier(EDFA) and a fiber Bragg grating(FBG) on the optical domain,the amplification and filter are implemented in the OEO loop.The performance of the OEO is improved without any electronic filter or electronic amplifier.A theoretical analysis is performed,and the generated microwave signal exhibits good performance with phase noise lower than -120 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz and a high side-mode suppression ratio(SMSR).     

Optical signal generation at millimeter-wave repetition rates usingsemiconductor lasers with pulsed subharmonic optical injection

A new technique is presented and investigated systematically which generates optical signals at millimeter-wave repetition rates from a semiconductor laser, without the need for an intracavity saturable absorber. Optical pulses are generated from a long-cavity semiconductor laser with a repetition rate equal to its cavity resonant frequency by injecting short optical pulses at one of the cavity resonance subharmonics. A rate-equation model is proposed to explain the mechanism of this subharmonic optical injection method. Optical pulses with repetition rates of 35 and 56 GHz are generated using the proposed scheme from a semiconductor laser with a distributed Bragg reflector and a Fabry-Perot laser diode, respectively. The performance of the generated pulses is also evaluated in terms of detected RF power at the repetition frequencies, the subharmonic suppression ratio, phase noise, and timing jitter as a function of frequency detuning, injected optical power, laser bias current, and, finally, the subharmonic number. It is found that the generated optical pulses exhibit large subharmonic suppression ratio (>17 dB), large locking ranges >400 MHz, low levels of phase noise (~-93 dBc/Hz@10 kHz) and timing jitter (<0.41 ps over 100 Hz to 10 MHz), and large tolerance to variations in operating parameters     

基于再生锁模系统的低相噪微波源

采用再生锁模光纤激光器作为高质量微波源的振荡级,产生了高质量的微波信号。为了保证振荡环路的稳定性,采用了锁相技术和腔长控制;采用"单模光纤(SMF)+法拉第旋光镜(FRM)"的结构代替了全保偏光纤,在腔内存在偏振扰动的情况下保证了系统稳定并降低了系统成本;在光生微波环路中加入了半导体光放大器(SOA),有效地提高了边模抑制比。最后,获得了的相位噪声为-98dBc/Hz(@10kHz)、线宽小于5Hz的20GHz微波信号。在10h的观测时间内,频率漂移小于2Hz,频率长期稳定性优于1×10-10。     

Quasi-planar K-band push-push low phase noise oscillator stabilized by cavity resonator

The results of developing a K-band (24 GHz) push-push low phase noise transistor oscillator have been presented. This oscillator is stabilized by a rectangular resonant metallic cavity. The power level of output signal is ?9.5 dBm, the fundamental harmonic suppression is 21 dB. Single sideband (SSB) phase noise spectral density of ?98 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz and ?128 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset from the carrier frequency is at the level of dielectric resonator oscillators (DRO) scaled to the same frequency. The oscillator features a compact size, low cost quazi-planar design and it is built using commercially available off the shelf parts.     

Scheme for all-optical clock division based on period doubling insemiconductor lasers

All-optical clock repetition-frequency division is realised by using period doubling in a semiconductor laser under modulation. A frequency-halved optical clock signal with low phase noise of -87 dBc/Hz is generated from a 12.4 GHz input optical clock. The generated clock signal can exhibit low phase noise over a large input frequency range (300 MHz)