CN201956569U - Optoelectronic oscillator using active semiconductor resonant cavity - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an optoelectronic oscillator using an active semiconductor resonant cavity, which comprises a light source and modulation module (1), an optical resonant cavity (2), an optical coupler (3), a photoelectric detector (4) and an electric coupler (5), wherein the output end of the light source and modulation module (1) is connected with the input end of the optical resonant cavity (2); the output end of the optical resonant cavity (2) is connected with the input end of the optical coupler (3); the output end of the optical coupler (3) is connected with the input end of the photoelectric detector (4); the output end of the photoelectric detector (4) is connected with the input end of the electric coupler (5); and the output end of the electric coupler (5) is connected with the input end of the light source and modulation module (1). The optoelectronic oscillator is characterized in that the optical resonant cavity (2) is the active semiconductor resonant cavity. The optoelectronic oscillator has a small size and is easy to stably control; the tenability of the frequency can be realized; and the whole system has integration.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to microwave technology and photoelectron technology field, relates in particular to a kind of optical-electronic oscillator.
Background technology
Optical-electronic oscillator (OEO:Optoelectronic Oscillator) is a kind of light, electric microwave/millimeter wave signal generation apparatus.Its basic structure is a feedback loop that utilizes light source, electrooptic modulator, photodetector, electrical filter to constitute, and utilizes the energy storage capacity of long optical fibers, realizes that high-quality light, electric microwave signal produce.There are some in the OEO system because the deficiency that its architectural feature is brought at present, mainly show: long optical fibers can be at the more light field energy of loop stored, improve the quality that produces signal, but also brought systems bulky thus, be subject to external environment influence, the limit mode noise is difficult to the problem of filtered device filtering.In order to solve the defective that the OEO system exists, prior art has adopted some new structure and methods, but all there is shortcoming in these prior aries:
1) adopt high Q photon filter (as: whispering gallery modes resonator) to realize that frequency is selected and the limit mould suppresses.This high Q photon filter is the optical resonator of being made by dielectric material, and it can not be integrated, require high Q value at the same time and when tunable on a large scale performance undesirable, and when the Q value is very big, it is also very big to insert loss;
2) adopt many loop structures to suppress the limit mould.But many loop structures are formed complicated, and need to use long optical fibers, make whole OEO systems bulky, and the Stability Control difficulty can't be integrated;
3) adopt temperature-resistant special fiber (core photonic crystal fiber strictly according to the facts: SC-PCF) replace general single mode fiber (SSMF) construction system link, to eliminate the influence of variation of ambient temperature.But because the tail optical fiber of existing photonic device mostly is SSMF greatly, therefore when being connected, have bigger junction loss with SC-PCF, the defective of SC-PCF self structure also can cause very big loss simultaneously, has reduced the energy storage capacity of optical fiber, the influence quality of signals that produces.But adopt SC-PCF can not satisfy the integration of OEO system.
The utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to overcome above-mentioned shortcoming and a kind of volume of providing is little, and easily stable control can realize the tunability of frequency, but whole system has the optical-electronic oscillator with the active semi-conductor resonant cavity of integration.
The purpose of this utility model and solve its technical problem underlying and realize by the following technical solutions: the optical-electronic oscillator with the active semi-conductor resonant cavity of the present utility model, comprise light source and modulation module, optical resonator, optical coupler, photodetector and electric coupling, the output of light source and modulation module is connected with the input of optical resonator; The output of optical resonator is connected with the input of optical coupler; Optical coupler is exported the light signal of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously; The output of optical coupler is connected with the input of photodetector; The output of photodetector is connected with the input of electric coupling; The output of electric coupling is connected with the input of light source and modulation module; Electric coupling is exported the signal of telecommunication of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously, and wherein: optical resonator is the active semi-conductor resonant cavity.
Above-mentioned usefulness active semi-conductor resonant cavity optical-electronic oscillator device, wherein: light source and modulation module are made of semiconductor laser and semiconductor electric absorption modulator (EAM); The active semi-conductor resonant cavity is a loop configuration, and by input waveguide, annular gain region and output waveguide constitute, and gain region is the PN junction structure.
Above-mentioned usefulness active semi-conductor resonant cavity optical-electronic oscillator device, wherein: light source and modulation module are made of the semiconductor directly modulated lasers; Optical resonator is the F-P cavity configuration, and by front cavity mirror, gain region and Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror constitute, and front cavity mirror, Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror are the faces that dissociates of semi-conducting material, and they have certain transmitance and reflectivity, and gain region is the PN junction structure.
The utility model compared with prior art, have tangible beneficial effect, as can be known from the above technical solutions: the utility model optical resonator adopts the little active semi-conductor resonant cavity of volume, has reduced the filtering loss of optical-electronic oscillator, improve filter Q value, be easy to frequency tuning; And the active semi-conductor resonant cavity plays vibration frequency and is difficult for being subjected to the external environment variable effect, easily realizes the temperature stabilization control of optical-electronic oscillator; Simultaneously also make overall optical electrical oscillator system bulk less.Employed parts: light source and modulation module, the active semi-conductor resonant cavity, optical coupler, photodetector, electric coupling and the waveguide that connects usefulness can select for use semi-conducting material to make, but so overall optical electrical oscillator system have the monolithic integration.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of embodiment 2;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of embodiment 3.
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1, light source and modulation module; 2, optical resonator; 3, optical coupler; 4, photodetector; 5, electric coupling; 1a, semiconductor laser; 1b, semiconductor electric absorption modulator (EAM); 2a, input waveguide; 2b, annular gain region; 2c, output waveguide; 2d, front cavity mirror; 2e, gain region; 2f, Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, embodiment, structure, feature and effect thereof to according to the optical-electronic oscillator of using the active semi-conductor resonant cavity that the utility model proposes are described in detail as follows:
Embodiment 1:
With reference to Fig. 1, the optical-electronic oscillator with the active semi-conductor resonant cavity comprises light source and modulation module 1, optical resonator 2, and optical coupler 3, photodetector 4 and electric coupling 5, the output of light source and modulation module 1 is connected with the input of optical resonator 2; The output of optical resonator 2 is connected with the input of optical coupler 3; Optical coupler 3 is exported the light signal of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously; The output of optical coupler 3 is connected with the input of photodetector 4; The output of photodetector 4 is connected with the input of electric coupling 5; The output of electric coupling 5 is connected with the input of light source and modulation module 1; Electric coupling 5 is exported the signal of telecommunication of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously, and wherein: optical resonator 2 is the active semi-conductor resonant cavity.
Light source and modulation module 1 can produce frequency to be the continuous light of ω and to have the electrooptic modulation function.Optical resonator 2 has the comb filtering window that frequency is ω ± n Δ ω (n is an integer) here, because the frequency-selective filtering characteristic of optical resonator 2, after these devices are connected to become an oscillating loop, noise frequency is to realize the feedback modulation after the ω ± part of n Δ ω and the continuous light that laser sent can and convert the signal of telecommunication to by optical resonator 2 in the loop, through the multiple cycles process, frequency is that ω ± n Δ ω composition will be enhanced, and is the light of Δ ω produce frequency in loop finally, the electricity microwave signal also can be drawn output as system respectively by optical coupler 3 and electric coupling 5.Because optical resonator 2 can produce gain to the signal that passes through, so the insertion loss of filtering is very little and have a very high Q value.Can regulate Δ ω the electric current injection and the temperature of active semi-conductor resonant cavity by changing, and then change output signal frequency.
Embodiment 2:
With reference to Fig. 2, the optical-electronic oscillator with the active semi-conductor resonant cavity comprises light source and modulation module 1, optical resonator 2, and optical coupler 3, photodetector 4 and electric coupling 5, the output of light source and modulation module 1 is connected with the input of optical resonator 2; The output of optical resonator 2 is connected with the input of optical coupler 3; Optical coupler 3 is exported the light signal of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously; The output of optical coupler 3 is connected with the input of photodetector 4; The output of photodetector 4 is connected with the input of electric coupling 5; The output of electric coupling 5 is connected with the input of light source and modulation module 1; Electric coupling 5 is exported the signal of telecommunication of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously, and wherein: optical resonator 2 is the active semi-conductor resonant cavity.Light source and modulation module 1 are made of semiconductor laser 1a and semiconductor electric absorption modulator (EAM) 1b; Optical resonator 2 is a loop configuration, and by input waveguide 2a, annular gain region 2b and output waveguide 2c constitute, and gain region 2b is the PN junction structure.
Use the optical-electronic oscillator of active semi-conductor ring resonator, it is the prior art parts by semiconductor laser 1a and semiconductor electric absorption modulator (EAM) 1b(semiconductor laser and electroabsorption modulator) constitute light source and modulation module 1; The active semi-conductor resonant cavity that is adopted is a loop configuration, and it is by input waveguide 2a, and annular gain region 2b and output waveguide 2c constitute, and gain region is that a gain region is a PN junction structure.The filtering characteristic that the ring length of active semi-conductor ring resonator and carrier concentration have determined resonant cavity, injection current and temperature through careful design and control resonant cavity can make resonant cavity possess the filter window characteristic of ω ± n Δ ω.Light source and modulation module output frequency are the laser of ω enters resonant cavity by input waveguide together with the noise in the whole oscillating loop gain region, these signals obtain the frequency component of gain and output ω ± n Δ ω in resonant cavity, these components are converted to by photodetector and introduce light source behind the signal of telecommunication and modulation module feeds back modulation, repeatedly after the circulation, in oscillator loop, will produce the light that frequency is Δ ω, electric microwave signal.These signals can be by optical coupler and electric coupling output.
Embodiment 3:
With the optical-electronic oscillator of active semi-conductor resonant cavity, comprise light source and modulation module 1, optical resonator 2, optical coupler 3, photodetector 4 and electric coupling 5, the output of light source and modulation module 1 is connected with the input of optical resonator 2; The output of optical resonator 2 is connected with the input of optical coupler 3; Optical coupler 3 is exported the light signal of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously; The output of optical coupler 3 is connected with the input of photodetector 4; The output of photodetector 4 is connected with the input of electric coupling 5; The output of electric coupling 5 is connected with the input of light source and modulation module 1; Electric coupling 5 is exported the signal of telecommunication of optical-electronic oscillator simultaneously, and wherein: optical resonator 2 is the active semi-conductor resonant cavity.Light source and modulation module 1 are made of the semiconductor directly modulated lasers; Optical resonator 2 is the F-P cavity configuration, and by front cavity mirror 2d, gain region 2e and Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 2f constitute, and front cavity mirror 2d, Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 2f are the faces that dissociates of semi-conducting material, and they have certain transmitance and reflectivity, and gain region 2e is the PN junction structure.
The difference of it and embodiment 2 is, constitutes light source and modulation module 1 by a semiconductor directly modulated lasers; The active semi-conductor resonant cavity that is adopted is a F-P cavity configuration, and it is by front cavity mirror 2a, and bar shaped gain region 2b and Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 2c constitute.The front/back cavity mirror can be the face that dissociates of semi-conducting material, and they have certain transmitance and reflectivity, and gain region is a PN junction structure.
Described in the utility modelly be not limited to the embodiment described in the embodiment, those skilled in the art draw other execution mode according to the technical solution of the utility model, belong to technological innovation scope of the present utility model equally.Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to utility model and not break away from spirit and scope of the present utility model.Like this, if of the present utility model these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of the utility model claim and equivalent technologies thereof, then the utility model also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.
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1. optical-electronic oscillator with the active semi-conductor resonant cavity, comprise light source and modulation module (1), optical resonator (2), optical coupler (3), photodetector (4) and electric coupling (5), the output of light source and modulation module (1) is connected with the input of optical resonator (2), the output of optical resonator (2) is connected with the input of optical coupler (3), the output of optical coupler (3) is connected with the input of photodetector (4), the output of photodetector (4) is connected with the input of electric coupling (5), the output of electric coupling (5) is connected with the input of light source and modulation module (1), it is characterized in that: optical resonator (2) is the active semi-conductor resonant cavity.
2. as claimed in claim 1 with active semi-conductor resonant cavity optical-electronic oscillator device, it is characterized in that: light source and modulation module (1) are made of semiconductor laser (1a) and semiconductor electric absorption modulator (1b); Active semi-conductor resonant cavity (2) is a loop configuration, and by input waveguide (2a), annular gain region (2b) and output waveguide (2c) constitute, and gain region (2b) is the PN junction structure.
3. as claimed in claim 1 with active semi-conductor resonant cavity optical-electronic oscillator device, it is characterized in that: light source and modulation module (1) are made of the semiconductor directly modulated lasers; Optical resonator (2) is the F-P cavity configuration, and by front cavity mirror (2d), gain region (2e) and Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror (2f) constitute, and front cavity mirror (2d), Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror (2f) are the faces that dissociates of semi-conducting material, and gain region (2e) is the PN junction structure.
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