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Microwave/millimeter‐wave signal generation limitations in mode‐locking monolithic extended‐cavity lasers due to distributed microwave effects
Author(s) -
Sum K. C.,
Gomes N. J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19990320)20:6<427::aid-mop18>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - microwave , extremely high frequency , signal (programming language) , laser , optoelectronics , materials science , harmonic , millimeter , optics , mode locking , physics , engineering , acoustics , telecommunications , computer science , programming language
A combined electrical and large‐signal time‐domain optical model has been used to investigate distributed microwave effects along the top electrode of a mode‐locked monolithic extended‐cavity laser structure, used to generate ultrashort pulses of less than 10 ps. It is shown that the bond‐wire position can influence the harmonic content of the mode‐locked signal generated. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 20: 427–430, 1999.