Tunable microwave signal generation based on an Opto-DMD processor and a photonic crystal fiber

Frequency-tunable microwave signal generation is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with a dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode （SLM） erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on a digital Opto-DMD processor and four-wave mixing （FWM） in a high-nonlinear photonic crystal fiber （PCF）. The high-nonlinear PCF is employed for the generation of the FWM to obtain stable and uniform dual-wavelength oscillation. Two different short passive sub-ring cavities in the main ring cavity serve as mode filters to make SLM lasing. The two lasing wavelengths are electronically selected by loading different gratings on the Opto-DMD processor controlled with a computer. The wavelength spacing can be smartly adjusted from 0.165 nm to 1.08 nm within a tuning accuracy of 0.055 nm. Two microwave signals at 17.23 GHz and 27.47 GHz are achieved. The stability of the microwave signal is discussed. The system has the ability to generate a 137.36-GHz photonic millimeter signal at room temperature.     

基于数字微镜器件的多通道C波段可调谐光纤激光器

可调谐光纤激光器可广泛应用于光纤通信、光纤传感、激光光谱、精密测量和激光加工等诸多领域。针对目前可调谐激光器在调谐性、灵活性、稳定性和多波长功率均衡性等方面的不足,提出一类新型的基于数字微镜器件(DMD)的多波长宽带可调谐光纤激光器。该激光器利用关键器件DMD作为波长调谐器,掺铒光纤作为激光增益介质,通过巧妙的光学设计,实现仅利用一块DMD芯片独立、灵活、稳定调谐多波长激光输出的目的。该激光器具有3个输出通道,各通道之间独立开关控制,每个通道均可实现波长在1530~1560nm之间的连续可调谐输出,波长调谐精度0.055nm/pixel,边模抑制比大于55dB,激光输出功率最大值为10mW,2h内的中心波长漂移小于0.02nm。