MILLIMETER-WAVE SIGNAL GENERATION USING PULSED SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS

被引:35
作者
NOVAK, D
TUCKER, RS
机构
[1] Photonics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, The Universfty of Melbourne
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION LASERS; OPTICAL CONTROL OF MICROWAVES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940978
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel technique for millimetre-wave signal generation using a pulsed semiconductor laser is proposed and demonstrated. Optical filtering is used to select only two modes and suppress all other modes in the optical spectrum of the laser. The two selected modes brat together in a photodiode to generate a millimetrewave signal with 100% modulation depth.
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页码:1430 / 1431
页数:2
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