Microwave generation using a dual-helicoidally-polarized ceramic microchip laser

Aaron McKay; Judith M. Dawes

doi:10.1109/MWP.2008.4666687

Microwave generation using a dual-helicoidally-polarized ceramic microchip laser

Aaron McKay^*, Judith M. Dawes

^*Corresponding author for this work

MQ Photonics Research Centre

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Abstract

A microwave source based on a two-frequency highly-doped ceramic microchip laser is presented in this paper. Tuning bandwidths of the microwave beat-note signal are shown that approaches the gain bandwidth of the laser medium (80-100 GHz). Beat-note frequency stability of ≈ 10-6 over hour-long periods and quantum-noise-limited intensity noise scales well with increased tuning ranges and microchip arrangements for dual-helicoidally-polarized lasers. These simple, yet widely-tunable, stable photonic-based microwave sources are elegant devices for portable, frequency reference applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	263-266
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781424421695
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MWP.2008.4666687
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008 - Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Duration: 30 Sept 2008 → 3 Oct 2008

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Other	2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Gold Coast, QLD
Period	30/09/08 → 3/10/08

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McKay, A., & Dawes, J. M. (2008). Microwave generation using a dual-helicoidally-polarized ceramic microchip laser. In 2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008 (pp. 263-266). [4666687] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/MWP.2008.4666687

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McKay, A & Dawes, JM 2008, Microwave generation using a dual-helicoidally-polarized ceramic microchip laser. in 2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008., 4666687, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 263-266, 2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30/09/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWP.2008.4666687

Microwave generation using a dual-helicoidally-polarized ceramic microchip laser. / McKay, Aaron; Dawes, Judith M.
2008 IEEE International Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, MWP2008/APMP2008. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008. p. 263-266 4666687.

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