Dual-polarization external-cavity diode laser transmitter for fiber-optic antenna remote feeding

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 7 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1234-1240

  Pajarola, S ^a   Guekos, G ^b   Nizzola, P ^c   Kawaguchi, H ^a  

^a IEEE

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave antennas; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave transmitter; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

BINARY AMPLITUDE SHIFT KEYING; CARRIER FREQUENCY; EXTERNAL CAVITY DIODE LASER; FIBER OPTIC ANTENNA; LASER HETERODYNE; PHOTOMIXING;

ANTENNAS; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER MODES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 0032638910     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.775462     Document Type: Article

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