Research Article

Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal

Figure 1

Experimental setup. SFP: small form-factor pluggable; EDFA: erbium-doped fiber amplifier; VOA: variable optical attenuator; PC: polarization controller; OC: optical circulator; SL: slave laser; PD: photodetector; ESA: electrical spectrum analyzer; OSA: optical spectrum analyzer; SG: signal generator.