Dispersion-tolerant multiple WDM channel millimeter-wave signal generation using a single monolithic mode-locked semiconductor laser

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 295-303

  Attygalle, M ^a   Lim, C ^a   Nirmalathas, A ^a  

^a Photonics Research Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); Fiber radio networks; Millimeter wave communication; Mode locked lasers; Optical transmitters; Spectrum slicing; Wavelength division multi plexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER MODE LOCKING; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL DETECTION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FIBER RADIO NETWORKS; MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION; MILLIMETER WAVE SIGNAL GENERATION; MONOLITHIC MODE LOCKED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; OPTICAL TRANSMITTERS; SPECTRUM SLICING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 13244272108     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.835747     Document Type: Article

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