Frequency-independent phase noise in a dual-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1142-1150

  Callahan, Patrick T ^a   Gross, Michael C ^a   Dennis, Michael L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brillouin scattering; microwave generation; optical fiber lasers; phase noise

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN FIBER LASER; CARRIER FREQUENCY; DUAL-WAVELENGTH; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INJECTION-LOCKING; OPTICAL HETERODYNE;

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; FIBER LASERS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; ULTRASONICS;

PHASE NOISE;

EID: 79960681860     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2160047     Document Type: Article

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