DocumentCode
1571983
Title
Laser synthesizer of the ALMA telescope: Design and performance
Author
Ayotte, Simon ; Babin, André ; Poulin, Patrick ; Poulin, Michel ; Jeanneau, Amélie ; Picard, Marie-Josée ; Poulin, Daniel ; Davidson, Charles-André ; Aubé, Maryse ; Alexandre, Isabelle ; Costin, François ; Pelletier, François ; Cliche, Jean-François ; Têt
Author_Institution
TeraXion, Québec, QC, Canada
fYear
2010
Firstpage
249
Lastpage
252
Abstract
The Laser Synthesizer of the Atacama Large Millimiter Array telescope in Chile has been designed and built by TeraXion. We present the design and performance achieved with this instrument.
Keywords
frequency synthesizers; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; submillimetre astronomy; ALMA telescope; Atacama Large Millimiter Array telescope; international radio astronomical facility; laser synthesizer; submillimeter wavelength radio waves; Frequency synthesizers; Laser noise; Optical filters; Optical switches; Phase noise; Semiconductor lasers; Synthesizers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7824-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664623
Filename
5664623
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