GB2323467B - Frequency synthesizer - Google Patents

Frequency synthesizer

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Publication number
GB2323467B
GB2323467B GB9809832A GB9809832A GB2323467B GB 2323467 B GB2323467 B GB 2323467B GB 9809832 A GB9809832 A GB 9809832A GB 9809832 A GB9809832 A GB 9809832A GB 2323467 B GB2323467 B GB 2323467B
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Prior art keywords
frequency synthesizer
synthesizer
frequency
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Revoked
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GB9809832A
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GB2323467A (en
GB9809832D0 (en
Inventor
Yvonne Etem
Meirion Francis Lewis
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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Priority claimed from GB9523518A external-priority patent/GB2307332A/en
Application filed by UK Secretary of State for Defence filed Critical UK Secretary of State for Defence
Priority to GB9809832A priority Critical patent/GB2323467B/en
Publication of GB9809832D0 publication Critical patent/GB9809832D0/en
Publication of GB2323467A publication Critical patent/GB2323467A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/23—Arrangements of two or more lasers not provided for in groups H01S3/02 - H01S3/22, e.g. tandem arrangements of separate active media
    • H01S3/2383—Parallel arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F2/00—Demodulating light; Transferring the modulation of modulated light; Frequency-changing of light
    • G02F2/002—Demodulating light; Transferring the modulation of modulated light; Frequency-changing of light using optical mixing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/13—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
    • H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
    • H01S5/06226—Modulation at ultra-high frequencies
    • H01S5/0623—Modulation at ultra-high frequencies using the beating between two closely spaced optical frequencies, i.e. heterodyne mixing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/40—Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups H01S5/02 - H01S5/30

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB9809832A 1995-11-17 1996-11-13 Frequency synthesizer Revoked GB2323467B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9809832A GB2323467B (en) 1995-11-17 1996-11-13 Frequency synthesizer

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9523518A GB2307332A (en) 1995-11-17 1995-11-17 Optical frequency synthesiser
GB9809832A GB2323467B (en) 1995-11-17 1996-11-13 Frequency synthesizer
PCT/GB1996/002761 WO1997019504A1 (en) 1995-11-17 1996-11-13 Frequency synthesizer

Publications (3)

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GB9809832D0 GB9809832D0 (en) 1998-07-08
GB2323467A GB2323467A (en) 1998-09-23
GB2323467B true GB2323467B (en) 2000-02-16

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GB2381121A (en) * 2001-06-07 2003-04-23 Univ London Optical Frequency Synthesizer
DE60107088T2 (en) 2001-09-27 2005-03-31 Alcatel A CS-RZ optical clock generator and a resynchronized optical multiplexer containing such a generator
CN103078241B (en) * 2013-01-16 2015-05-13 山西大学 All-optical-fiber laser noise filtering device

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4042891A (en) * 1976-07-30 1977-08-16 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Frequency synthesizer having frequency control loop including fiber optic delay line
GB2182801A (en) * 1985-11-06 1987-05-20 American Telephone & Telegraph Coherent lightwave transmitter
EP0352747A2 (en) * 1988-07-29 1990-01-31 Hitachi, Ltd. Frequency separation stabilization method for optical heterodyne or optical homodyne communication
US5204640A (en) * 1992-02-10 1993-04-20 California Institute Of Technology Widely tunable oscillator stabilization using analog fiber optic delay line
US5379309A (en) * 1993-08-16 1995-01-03 California Institute Of Technology High frequency source having heterodyned laser oscillators injection-locked to a mode-locked laser

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4042891A (en) * 1976-07-30 1977-08-16 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Frequency synthesizer having frequency control loop including fiber optic delay line
GB2182801A (en) * 1985-11-06 1987-05-20 American Telephone & Telegraph Coherent lightwave transmitter
EP0352747A2 (en) * 1988-07-29 1990-01-31 Hitachi, Ltd. Frequency separation stabilization method for optical heterodyne or optical homodyne communication
US5204640A (en) * 1992-02-10 1993-04-20 California Institute Of Technology Widely tunable oscillator stabilization using analog fiber optic delay line
US5379309A (en) * 1993-08-16 1995-01-03 California Institute Of Technology High frequency source having heterodyned laser oscillators injection-locked to a mode-locked laser

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
R T LOGAN et al, Proc 1992 IEEE Frequency Control Symposium 1992, IEEE, pp420-424 *

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GB2323467A (en) 1998-09-23
GB9809832D0 (en) 1998-07-08

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
773K Patent revoked under sect. 73(2)/1977