Brillouin opto-electronic oscillators
US5917179A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/302
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Opto-electronic oscillators having at least one Brillouin feedback loop based on the Brillouin selective sideband amplification to provide a sufficient gain for the oscillator to start and sustain an electro-optic oscillation. Such an oscillator can generate high frequency, high spectral purity, and tunable microwave signals in both optical and electrical domains.
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