Laser sources for microwave to millimeter-wave applications [invited]

Photonics Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages B70-B79

  Kervella, Gaël ^a   Maxin, Jeremy ^a   Faugeron, Mickael ^a   Berger, Perrine ^a   Lanctuit, Hadrien ^a   Pillet, Gregoire ^a   Morvan, Loïc ^a   Van Dijk, Frédéric ^a   Dolfi, Daniel ^a  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Integrated optics devices; Laser stabilization; Lasers, solid state; Mode locked lasers; Optoelectronics; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

LASERS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PULSE REPETITION RATE; Q SWITCHED LASERS; QUANTUM DASH LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL SAMPLING; SOLID STATE LASERS;

INTEGRATED OPTICS DEVICES; LASER STABILIZATION; MICROWAVE PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS; MILLIMETER WAVE TRANSCEIVERS; MILLIMETER-WAVE APPLICATIONS; MODE-LOCKED LASER; OPTO-ELECTRONIC OSCILLATOR; UNI-TRAVELING CARRIER PHOTODIODE;

MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS;

EID: 84938774098     PISSN: 23279125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.2.000B70     Document Type: Article

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