Millimeter-Wave signal generation using two cascaded optical modulators and FWM effect in semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1191-1193

  Wang, Tianliang ^a   Chen, Minghua ^a   Chen, Hongwei ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Xie, Shizhong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing (FWM); Intensity modulator; Millimeter wave (mm wave); Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE NOISE; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

INTENSITY MODULATOR; SPECTRAL PURITY; SPECTRAL STABILITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34547607817     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.901494     Document Type: Article

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