Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 4, 20210156(2022)

Research progress of optical phase-locked loop

Chaochao Zhang1,2, Jianbo Wang2, Cong Yin2, Baowu Zhang1, Ruonan Liu1,2, Lu Xi2, and Mengyao Li2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Metrology and Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 2National Institute of Metrology, China, Beijing 100013, China
  • 3School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Structural comparison of OPLL and PLL. (a) Diagram of PLL structure; (b) Diagram of OPLL structure
    Complex frequency domain model of OPLL
    OPLL structure diagram using analog phase discrimination technology
    OPLL structure diagram using digital phase discrimination technology
    OPLL offset locking system based on FPGA
    Schematic diagram of all digital OPLL based on FPGA[28]
    Integrated optical path for OPLL[38]
    Integrated OPLL offset locking system[39]
    OPLL offset locking system for EIT experiment[25]
    OPLL offset locking system for atomic coherence experiments[24]
    OPLL offset locking system for He-Ne laser source[23]
    OPLL offset locking system for ECDL[26]
    OPLL locking system for laser heterodyne interferometry source[45]
    OPLL system for coherent beam combining[46]
    Improved OPLL system for coherent power combining[47]
    • Table 1. Structure and key parameters of different OPLL offset locking systems

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      Table 1. Structure and key parameters of different OPLL offset locking systems

      TimeLaserOffset rangeType of phase discriminator Loop bandwidth LinewidthPhase noise level Phase error variance Optical structure
      MasterSlave
      1989[20]Nd:YAGNd:YAG6-34 GHzDBM-<1 mHz--Space light
      1992[42]DFBDFB3-18 GHzDBM180 MHz-<102 dBc/Hz0.04 rad2(1 GHz bandwidth) Space light
      1994[43]ECDLECDL<10 GHzDBM3.7 MHz50 kHz-<0.004 rad2Space light
      1999[44]DFBDFB7-14 GHzDBM70 MHz-−95 dBc/Hz (50 MHz offset) 0.05 rad2(1 GHz bandwidth) Space light
      2008[24]ECDLECDL250 kHz-20 GHzDBM+PFD-<10 Hz-<0.04 rad2Space light
      2008[25]ECDLECDL0.01-1.3 GHzPFD-500 kHz−153 dBc/Hz (10 kHz offset) <0.02 rad2Space light
      2012[39]-SG-DBR−9-7.5 GHzPFD400 MHz---Integrated optical circuit
      2012[27]DFBDS-DBR<40 GHzPFD100 kHz (open-loop unity-gain bandwidth) ---Space light
      2014[26]He-Ne Laser ECDL80 MHz-1.4 GHzPFD-3.2×10−9(stability) --Space light
      2017[17]OFCSG-DBR<26 GHzXOR phase discriminator--−80 dBc/Hz (200 Hz offset) 0.08 rad2(1 kHz-1 GHz bandwidth) Integrated optical circuit
      2018[41]ECDLDBR4-12 GHzanalog phase discriminator 100 MHz-−100 dBc/Hz >(10 kHz offset) 0.012 rad2Integrated optical circuit
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    Chaochao Zhang, Jianbo Wang, Cong Yin, Baowu Zhang, Ruonan Liu, Lu Xi, Mengyao Li. Research progress of optical phase-locked loop[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(4): 20210156

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    Paper Information

    Category: Photoelectric measurement

    Received: Mar. 10, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 18, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210156

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