Millimeter-wave signal generation from a monolithic semiconductor laser via subharmonic optical injection

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1058-1060

  Wen, Yang Jing ^b   Liu, Hai Feng ^b   Novak, Dalma ^b   Ogawa, Yoh ^a  

^a OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; MILLIMETER WAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL PUMPING; SIGNAL GENERATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

FREQUENCY DETUNING; MONOLITHIC SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; OPTICAL PULSES; PHASE NOISE; SUBHARMONIC OPTICAL INJECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0342906769     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.868007     Document Type: Article

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