WIDE-TUNING-RANGE K-BAND MICROWAVE-PHOTONIC VCO USING AN ALL-OPTICAL HETERODYNE SCHEME

This paper presents an all-optical technique for providing a wide-tuning-range K-band microwave-photonic (MWP) voltage-con- trolled oscillator (VCO). The frequency-tuning range and gain of the VCO are 16 GHz and 25 MHz/mV, respectively. © 2004 Wiley Periodi- cals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 42: 66 - 68, 2004; Published on- line in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ mop.20209