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Phase Noise Characterization with Optical Carrier Suppression Level on Continuous Wave in the Ranges of Millimeter Waves Generated by Photomixing of Optical Double Sideband-Suppressed Carrier(DSB-SC)

광 반송파가 억압된 양측 대역 방식의 광 혼합을 통하여 발생된 밀리미터파 대역 연속파에서 광 반송파 억압 레벨에 따른 위상 잡음 특성 분석

  • Kim, Sung-Il (Tera Devices Research Team, New Devices & Materials Research Department, Convergence components & Materials Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Kang, Kwang-Yong (Tera Devices Research Team, New Devices & Materials Research Department, Convergence components & Materials Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)
  • 김성일 (한국전자통신연구원 융합부품.소재연구부문 신소자/소재연구부 테라전자연구팀) ;
  • 강광용 (한국전자통신연구원 융합부품.소재연구부문 신소자/소재연구부 테라전자연구팀)
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

Photomixing techniques beating two optical signals with different wavelengths and strong correlations are also very useful techniques to make a continuous wave(CW) signals in the range of millimeter(mm) and terahertz(THz) frequencies. An optical double sideband-suppressed carrier(DSB-SC) technique is one of the popular techniques to generate two optical signals with different wavelengths and strong correlations. DSB-SC signals with strong correlations are generated by a CW modulation of an optical carrier with a local oscillator and an optical modulator. In the previous parers related the DSB-SC for producing the CW signals within the range of mm and THz frequencies, there have been no reports why the optical carrier should suppress. In order to clear that, we have analyzed and measured the characteristics of the mm-wave CW signals made by the DSB-SC photomixing in this paper. From our analysis and measurement results, compared with the case of the DSB with the maximized optical carrier, the power and phase noise have improved about 23.9 dB and 21 dBc/Hz(@ 1 MHz offset frequency) in the case of the DSB with the minimized optical carrier (that is to say, the DSB-SC). Consequently, it is evident reason that the optical carrier should sufficiently suppress to obtain the mm-wave CW signals with the high power and low noise. This paper has given very helpful data to make mm- and THz-wave CW signals using photomixing techniques with the DSB-SC because the reason why the optical carrier should be suppressed is reported in this paper based on the numerical and experimental results.

주파수 안정성 이 우수한 밀리미터파 및 테라헤르츠파 대역 연속파(Continuous Wave: CW) 신호를 발생시키기 위하여 상관관계가 큰 서로 다른 두 파장의 광 신호를 비팅(beating) 시켜 광 혼합(photomixing) 방법에 관한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 광 반송파가 억압된 양측 대역(Double Sideband-Suppressed Carrier: DSB-SC) 방식은 단일 파장 광 신호를 국부 발진기와 광 변조기를 이용하여 CW 변조함으로써 상관관계가 큰 서로 다른 두 파장의 광 신호를 생성하는 방법이다. 본 논문에서는 DSB-SC를 이용한 광 혼합 밀리미터파 및 테라헤르츠파 대역 CW신호 발생 방법에서 광 반송파 억압 레벨에 따른 밀리미터파 및 테라헤르츠파 대역 CW 신호의 파워 및 위상 잡음 특성을 수치적으로 분석하고 실험적으로 증명하였다. 측정 결과, 광 반송파의 억압 레벨에 따라서 밀리미터파 및 테라헤르츠파 대역 CW 신호의 파워와 위상 잡음이 각각 23.9 dB와 21 dBc/Hz(@ 1 MHz offset frequency) 개선됨을 확인하였다. DSB-SC 방법을 다룬 기존 문헌에서는 직관적으로 광 반송파 억제 레벨을 중요성을 언급하였으나, 본 논문에서는 수식 및 측정 데이터에 기반한 밀리미터파 및 테라헤르츠파 대역 CW신호의 특성 향상을 위한 광 반송파 억제 레벨의 중요성을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 논문의 결과는 광 혼합 방법을 이용한 밀리미터파 및 테라헤르츠파 대역 CW 신호 발생 연구를 위한 기본적인 데이터로서 활용 가치가 높다.

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