Non-linear optoelectronic phase-locked loop for stabilization of opto-millimeter waves: Towards a narrow linewidth tunable THz source

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 17944-17950

  Rolland, A ^a   Loas, G ^a   Brunel, M ^a   Frein, L ^a   Vallet, M ^a   Alouini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS;

100 GHZ; DOWN CONVERSION; DUAL-FREQUENCY LASERS; ELECTROOPTIC CRYSTALS; HIGH FREQUENCY; INTRACAVITIES; MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR; MM-WAVE; NARROW-LINE WIDTH; NON-LINEAR; OPTOELECTRONIC PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS; THZ RADIATION; THZ SOURCES; TWO-AXIS; VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 80052714207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.017944     Document Type: Article

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