Title :
Millimetre-wave signal generation using pulsed semiconductor lasers
Author :
Novak, D. ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic.
fDate :
8/18/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
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 beat together in a photodiode to generate a millimetre-wave signal with 100% modulation depth
Keywords :
laser beam applications; microwave generation; photodiodes; semiconductor lasers; 100% modulation depth; MM-wave signal; millimetre-wave signal generation; optical filtering; optical spectrum; photodiode; pulsed semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940978
