Photonic generation of microwave signal using a rational harmonic mode-locked fiber ring laser

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 763-767

  Deng, Zhichao ^a,b   Yao, Jianping ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber ring laser; Microwave photonics; Optical generation of microwave signal; Radio over fiber; Rational harmonic mode locking

Indexed keywords

FIBER RING LASERS; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL GENERATION OF MICROWAVE SIGNALS; RADIO OVER FIBERS; RATIONAL HARMONIC MODE LOCKING;

LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT MODULATORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; RING LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 33144457632     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.862624     Document Type: Article

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