Broadband optical serrodyne frequency shifting

被引:54
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作者
Johnson, D. M. S. [1 ]
Hogan, J. M. [1 ]
Chiow, S-W. [1 ]
Kasevich, M. A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION; WAVE-FORMS; TRANSLATION; MODULATOR; TRANSIENTS; PHASE;
D O I
10.1364/OL.35.000745
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate serrodyne frequency shifting of light from 200 MHz to 1.2 GHz with an efficiency of better than 60%. The frequency shift is imparted by an electro-optic phase modulator driven by a high-frequency high-fidelity sawtooth waveform that is passively generated by a commercially available nonlinear transmission line. We also implement a push-pull configuration using two serrodyne-driven phase modulators, allowing for continuous tuning between -1.6 GHz and + 1.6 GHz. Compared with competing technologies, this technique is simple and robust, and it offers the largest available tuning range in this frequency band. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America
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页码:745 / 747
页数:3
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