A Theoretical Analysis of Optical Clock Extraction Using a Self-Pulsating Laser Diode

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-227

  Rees, P ^a   McEvoy, P ^b   Valle, A ^c   O'Gorman, J ^b   Lynch, S ^b   Landais, P ^b   Pesquera, L ^c   Hegarty, J ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA DE CANTABRIA CSIC UC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optical clock extraction; Semiconductor lasers; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

OPTICAL CLOCK EXTRACTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033080332     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.740744     Document Type: Article

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