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Photonics Research, Volume. 2, Issue 4, B11(2014)

Optical generation of tunable and narrow linewidth radio frequency signal based on mutual locking between integrated semiconductor lasers

Ning Zhang1,2, Xinlun Cai2, and and Siyuan Yu1,2、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UB, UK
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Physical Science and Engineering Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510 275, China
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    Paper Information

    Special Issue: MICROWAVE PHOTONICS

    Received: Mar. 28, 2014

    Accepted: May. 4, 2014

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2014

    The Author Email: and Siyuan Yu (S.Yu@bristol.ac.uk)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.2.000B11

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