Optical generation of tunable microwave signal from a dual mode fiber grating DFB laser

2001 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2001

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 101-103

  Lai, Y C ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Williams, J A R ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

BEAT FREQUENCY; DUAL-MODE FIBERS; FINE TUNING; OPTICAL GENERATION; TUNABLE MICROWAVE;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 84961589898     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWP.2002.981806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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