Optical mm-wave signal generation by frequency quadrupling using an optical modulator and a silicon microresonator filter

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 209-211

  Xu, Lin ^a   Li, Chao ^a   Chow, C W ^b   Tsang, Hon Ki ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Frequency quadrupling; Microring resonator; Millimeter (mm) wave

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; MILLIMETER WAVES; MODULATION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; RESONATORS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIRECT-CURRENTS; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FIRST ORDERS; FREQUENCY QUADRUPLING; LOCAL OSCILLATORS; MICRO RESONATORS; MICRORING RESONATOR; MILLIMETER (MM)-WAVE; MM WAVES; OPTICAL CARRIERS; OPTICAL MODULATORS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SILICON-BASED; SINGLE-SIDEBAND NOISE; WAVE SIGNALS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 60149110323     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.2010056     Document Type: Article

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