Characterization and Locking of Optical Mini-Resonators for Microwave Sources Stabilization

Pierre-Henri Merrer (1) , Pierre Lacroix (2) , Houda Brahimi (1) , Sophie Bonnefont (3) , Olivier Llopis (1) , Laura Ghisa (4) , Yannick Dumeige (4) , Patrice Féron (4) , Gilles Cibiel (5)

1 LAAS-MOST - Équipe Microondes et Opto-microondes pour Systèmes de Télécommunications
2 LAAS-II
3 LAAS-PHOTO - Équipe Photonique
4 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON
5 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]

The use of optical resonators for microwave filtering is discussed. Several measurement benches, allowing the test of the optical and optical-microwave properties of high Q optical WGM resonators or optical fiber loop resonators, have been set-up. This paper gives an overview of all these measurement benches, together with a preliminary result on an RF high quality factor filter realized using a small length fiber loop.

Mots clés: optical resonator; fiber ring resonator; laser stabilization; microwave filter; microwave-optical systems

Domaines: Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Pierre-Henri Merrer, Pierre Lacroix, Houda Brahimi, Sophie Bonnefont, Olivier Llopis, et al.. Characterization and Locking of Optical Mini-Resonators for Microwave Sources Stabilization. European Frequency and Time Forum, Apr 2008, Toulouse, France. paper n° 105. ⟨hal-00276359⟩