• DocumentCode
    444405
  • Title

    Tunable coherent microwave radiation by mixing two optical frequencies in a 47-mm-long GaSe crystal

  • Author

    Shi, Wei ; Ding, Yujie J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1191
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a novel approach for efficiently generating a monochromatic microwave tunable continuously in the range of 53-300 GHz by mixing two optical beams in a 47-mm-long GaSe crystal.
  • Keywords
    III-VI semiconductors; gallium compounds; microwave generation; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; 47 mm; 53 to 300 GHz; GaSe crystal; monochromatic microwave tuning; optical beams; optical frequency; phase-matched difference-frequency generation; tunable coherent microwave radiation; Frequency conversion; Gases; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Microwave generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical pumping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549075
  • Filename
    1549075