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Optical generation of rapidly tunable millimeter wave subcarrier
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Optical generation of rapidly tunable millimeter wave subcarrier

Y Li, A.J.C Vieira, P Herczfeld, A Rosen and W Janton
International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics MWP 2000 (Cat. No.00EX430), pp 259-262
2000

Abstract

Biomedical optical imaging Laser modes Laser tuning Microchip lasers Optical mixing Optical pumping Optical transmitters Power lasers Pump lasers Temperature sensors
This paper concerns an optically generated rapidly tunable millimeter wave source. The millimeter wave signal is generated by beating the output of two Nd:YVO/sub 4//MgO:LiNbO/sub 3/ single mode microchip laser sections realized monolithically in a single composite crystal. The device can be tuned from DC to 100 GHz. The measured tuning sensitivity is 8.8 MHz/V, and the tuning rate is over 10 THz/s.

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