Semiconductor laser sources for externally modulated microwave analog links

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 8 PART 2, 1997, Pages 1280-1287

  Betts, Gary E ^a   Donnelly, J P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser noise; Optical analog links; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

RELATIVE INTENSITY RATIO (RIN); SEMICONDUCTOR LASER OSCILLATORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031210723     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.618422     Document Type: Article

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