Y-Branch integrated dual wavelength laser diode for microwave generation by sideband injection locking

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 20727-20734

  Huang, Jin ^a   Sun, Changzheng ^a   Xiong, Bing ^a   Luo, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE GENERATION; MILLIMETER WAVES; MODULATION;

BEAT SIGNALS; DUAL WAVELENGTH LASER; HIGH SPECTRAL PURITY; INJECTION-LOCKING; MASTER LASERS; MODULATION SIDE-BANDS; RELAXATION RESONANCE FREQUENCY; SLAVE LASER;

INJECTION LASERS;

EID: 70749095327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.020727     Document Type: Article

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