Perspectives on optoelectronic oscillators

Optoelectronic Oscillators for Communication Systems

We introduce and report recent developments on a novel five port optoelectronic voltage controlled oscillator consisting of a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) optical-waveguide integrated with a laser diode. The RTD-based optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) has both optical and electrical input and output ports, with the fifth port allowing voltage control. The RTD-OEO locks to reference radio-freque...

Optoelectronic Oscillators Phase Noise and Stability Measurements

Multi-cavity optoelectronic oscillators using multicore fibers.

We propose the use of both homogeneous and heterogeneous multicore fibers to implement multi-cavity optoelectronic oscillators. We present design equations and examples that show the potential for unique performance in terms of spectral selectivity, tunability and high-frequency operation.

Stochastic induced dynamics in neuromorphic optoelectronic oscillators

We investigate the dynamics of optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) systems based on resonant tunneling diode photodetector (RTD-PD) and laser diode hybrid integrated circuits. We demonstrate that RTD-based OEOs can be noise-activated in either monostable or bistable operating conditions, providing a rich variety of signal outputs—spiking, square pulses, bursting—and behaviours—stochastic and cohere...

Isochronal chaos synchronization of delay-coupled optoelectronic oscillators.

We study experimentally chaos synchronization of nonlinear optoelectronic oscillators with time-delayed mutual coupling and self-feedback. Coupling three oscillators in a chain, we find that the outer two oscillators always synchronize. In contrast, isochronal synchronization of the mediating middle oscillator is found only when self-feedback is added to the middle oscillator. We show how the s...