Microwave photonics combines two worlds

Nature Photonics

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 319-330

  Capmany, José ^a   Novak, Dalma ^b  

^a ITEAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b Pharad LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SECTOR; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MICROWAVE SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RECENT RESEARCHES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

PHOTONICS;

EID: 34249896673     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.89     Document Type: Review

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