Tunable terahertz signals using a helicoidally polarized ceramic microchip laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 480-482

  McKay, Aaron ^a   Dawes, Judith M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceramic lasers; Laser stability; Microwave generation; Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) lasers; Two frequency lasers

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC LASERS; DOPED CERAMICS; FREQUENCY DIFFERENCES; FREQUENCY RANGES; FREQUENCY REFERENCES; GAIN BANDWIDTHS; LASER STABILITY; MICROCHIP LASERS; NEODYMIUM:YAG (ND:YAG) LASERS; POLARIZATION MODES; POLARIZED CERAMICS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; TERAHERTZ SIGNALS; TERAHERTZ SOURCES; TWO-FREQUENCY LASERS; WIDELY TUNABLE; YAG LASERS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LASERS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; NEODYMIUM;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 64249139165     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2013727     Document Type: Article

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