Title :
Microwave synthesis from a continuous-wave terahertz oscillator using a photocarrier terahertz frequency comb
Author :
Nagano, Shigeo ; Kumagai, Motohiro ; Ito, H. ; Kajita, M. ; Hanado, Yuko
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
A low-phase-noise microwave signal was synthesized from 0.3THz radiation using a photocarrier frequency comb in a photoconductive antenna. This technique potentially transfers the phase information of THz radiation into accessible microwave region.
Keywords :
antennas; optical communication equipment; photoconducting devices; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave spectra; THz radiation; continuous-wave terahertz oscillator; frequency 0.3 THz; low-phase-noise microwave signal; microwave region; microwave synthesis; phase information; photocarrier terahertz frequency comb; photoconductive antenna; Frequency synthesizers; Microwave communication; Microwave oscillators; Radio frequency; Synthesizers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
