Fiber ring resonators with Q factors in excess of 10^10 for Time and Frequency Applications

Khaldoun Saleh (1) , Arnaud Fernandez (1) , Olivier Llopis (1) , Gilles Cibiel (2)

1 LAAS-MOST - Équipe Microondes et Opto-microondes pour Systèmes de Télécommunications
2 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]

The design of ultra high Q factor fiber ring resonators is described. The resonators are characterized with a microwave frequency modulation technique, which allows a precise measurement of their performance. Optoelectronic oscillators are then realized. The phase noise performance is compared to the results obtained with lower Q factor resonators, and the relatively high intra-cavity bandwidth noise is discussed.

Mots clés: Microwave-optics; optoelectronic oscillator; optical resonator; optical fiber; phase noise

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Khaldoun Saleh, Arnaud Fernandez, Olivier Llopis, Gilles Cibiel. Fiber ring resonators with Q factors in excess of 10^10 for Time and Frequency Applications. International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS) and European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), Jul 2013, Prague, Czech Republic. pp.33-36. ⟨hal-00909742⟩