Highly stabilized millimeter-wave generation by using fiber-optic frequency-tunable comb generator

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 883-893

  Kitayama, Ken Ichi ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing; Heterodyning; Millimeter wave communication; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT SOURCES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL LINKS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

FIBER OPTIC FREQUENCY TUNABLE COMB GENERATOR; MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 0031139178     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.580832     Document Type: Article

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