Title :
Semiconductor laser sources for the generation of millimetre-wave signals
Author :
Razavi, K.E. ; Davies, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Group, Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Various millimetre-wave generation techniques utilising semiconductor laser sources are considered. A comparative study highlights issues such as cost and experimental complexity, millimetre-wave signal quality (phase noise and stability), millimetre-wave signal power and signal tunability. Optical millimetre-wave generation techniques are categorised into systems using dual-semiconductor-laser sources, semiconductor-laser sources and dual-mode semiconductor laser sources. Within the dual-mode laser category a novel device structure for generating millimetre-wave signals in the 60 GHz region is proposed and simulation results are presented
Keywords :
laser modes; laser noise; laser theory; microwave generation; millimetre wave devices; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; 60 GHz; dual-mode laser category; dual-mode semiconductor laser sources; dual-semiconductor-laser sources; millimetre-wave signal generation; millimetre-wave signal power; millimetre-wave signal quality; optical millimetre-wave generation techniques; phase noise; semiconductor laser sources; semiconductor-laser sources; signal tunability; simulation results; stability;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-opt:19981965
