Packaged semiconductor laser optical phase-locked loop (OPLL) for photonic generation, processing and transmission of microwave signals

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 7 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1257-1264

  Langley, L N ^a   Elkin, M D ^b   Edge, C ^c   Wale, M J ^d   Gliese, U ^a   Huang, X ^b   Seeds, A J ^c  

^a IEEE

^b Marconi Materials Technology (MMT)   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical phase locked loops; Optical transmitters; Packaging; Phased arrays; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE PHOTONIC TRANSMITTER; PHASE ARRAYS; PHASE NOISE;

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 0032637176     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.775465     Document Type: Article

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