Noise conversion in Kerr comb RF photonic oscillators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 232-240

  Matsko, Andrey B ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a OEWAVES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; RESONATORS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE; FREQUENCY COMBS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; QUALITY FACTORS; RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNALS; REPETITION RATE; RESONATOR SPECTRUMS; SPECTRAL PURITY;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 84924325815     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: 15208540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.32.000232     Document Type: Article

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