The Optical Control of IMPATT Oscillators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 403-411

  Seeds, A J ^a   Singleton, J F ^b   Brunt, S P ^b   Forrest, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Marconi Electronic Devices Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Marconi Defence Systems Ltd The Grove Stanmore ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, IMPATT;

OPTICAL CONTROL;

OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0023312331     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.1987.1075518     Document Type: Article

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