• Title : Highly stabilized millimeter-wave generation by using fiber-optic frequency-tunable comb generator
• Author : K. Kitayama
• Journal : IEEE J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 15, pp. 883-893, 1997.
• Abstract : A novel optical generation and transport technique for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal by using the fiber-optic frequency-tunable comb generator having a discrete emission spectrum as the light source is proposed. 60 GHz mm-wave signal generation and transmission over 108 km-long optical fiber link at \lambda = 1560 nm is demonstrated. Excellent stability of both the frequency and amplitude of the mm-wave carrier is attained that the 3 dB linewidth is less than 0.3kHz and the variance of the amplitude fluctuation is 0.07 dB. The advantages include a tunability of the carrier frequency, handling ease, and to no need of high-speed external light modulator.
• Key words : Four-wave mixing, heterodying, millimeter wave communication, nonlinear optics, optical fiber communication, optical filters.

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