Modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a millimeter wave frequency band optical oscillator used for an oscillating frequency signal source of millimeter waves transmitted from a repeater to a wireless subscriber in a millimeter wave wireless subscriber communication system for a next-generation (i.e., 5th generation or less) very high speed wireless internet service, wherein a loop mirror and a pair of optical fiber grating mirrors are used. A wavelength fixed type and a wavelength tunable type optical fiber grating mirrors are connected in a serial manner to constitute a dual laser mode resonator capable of simultaneously oscillating two laser modes, which are appropriate to each wavelength. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a laser light source capable of an extremely high frequency (60 GHz or more) modulation by using beat phenomena between two laser modes.
1. A modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator, comprising:
a wavelength combiner for receiving a pumping light beam having a predetermined wavelength;
a loop mirror connected to one side of the wavelength combiner;
an amplifying optical fiber connected to the other side of the wavelength combiner;
a coupler connected to the amplifying optical fiber for an output light beam; and
a pair of optical fiber grating mirrors connected to the coupler, wherein a light beam outputted from the amplifying optical fiber is reflected in the loop mirror with a different reflectance depending on each wavelength, passes through the amplifying optical fiber, and then is inputted to the optical fiber grating mirrors, whereby the optical fiber grating mirrors constitute a dual laser mode resonator in such a way that the light beams having different wavelength bands are reflected in the optical fiber grating mirrors, respectively.
2. The modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the wavelength combiner and the loop mirror are connected through a 50% coupler.
3. The modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the loop mirror comprises a distributed compensation optical fiber and a polarization controller.
4. The modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the coupler is a 10% coupler.
5. The modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of optical fiber grating mirrors include a wavelength fixed optical fiber grating mirror and a wavelength tunable optical fiber grating mirror.
6. The modulation frequency tunable optical oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of optical fiber grating mirrors are arranged in a serial manner.