Offset phase locking of Er: Yb: Glass laser eigenstates for RF photonics applications

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 367-369

  Alouini, M ^a   Benazet, B ^b   Vallet, M ^a   Brunel, M ^a   Di Bin, P ^b   Bretenaker, F ^a   Le Floch, A ^a   Thony, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

Author keywords

Erbium lasers; Optical generation of microwaves; Optical phase locked loop

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROWAVES; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

ERBIUM LASERS; ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED EIGENSTATES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0035305881     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.917855     Document Type: Article

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