Theory of coupled optoelectronic microwave oscillator i: Expectation values

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1023-1031

  Matsko, Andrey B ^a   Eliyahu, Danny ^a   Koonath, Prakash ^a   Seidel, David ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a OEWAVES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; EXPECTATION VALUES; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; OPTICAL POWER; PULSE DURATIONS; STEADY-STATE VALUES;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 67649279889     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.001023     Document Type: Article

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