Title :
A microwave antenna array with injection locked quantum dot laser sources
Author :
Atmatzakis, Georgios ; Murrell, D. ; Christodoulou, Christos G. ; Lester, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The combining of power of multiple quantum dot mode locked lasers functioning as microwave sources is studied in detail. By injection locking two or more of these devices together, the lasers can feed different elements of the same antenna array radiating at a single frequency. The procedure to determine the injection locking properties of the lasers as microwave sources and to use these lasers to feed a microwave antenna arrays is discussed.
Keywords :
microwave antenna arrays; semiconductor lasers; injection locked quantum dot laser sources; microwave antenna array; microwave sources; multiple quantum dot mode locked lasers; Arrays; Laser mode locking; Masers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave photonics; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711564
