On the sensitivity of all-dielectric microwave photonic receivers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3427-3438

  Matsko, Andrey B ^a   Savchenkov, Anatoliy A ^a   Ilchenko, Vladimir S ^a   Seidel, David ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a OEWAVES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field sensor; electro optical modulator; microwave photonic receiver; microwave receiver; optical resonator; whispering gallery modes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATOR; MICROWAVE PHOTONIC RECEIVER; MICROWAVE RECEIVER; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PROBES;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

EID: 78649778083     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2082493     Document Type: Article

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