Photonic microwave receivers based on high-Q optical resonance

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8236, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hossein Zadeh, Mani ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

electro optic modulator; high Q optical microcavities; Microdisk modulator; microwave photonics; Optical modulation; photonic microwave receiver

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; MICRODISKS; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES; PHOTONIC MICROWAVE RECEIVER;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PHOTONICS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RESONANCE; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 84857671784     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.907462     Document Type: Conference Paper

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