Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 1, 0112003(2024)
Ultrafast Microwave Photonics Frequency Measurement Technology (Invited)
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Henan Wang, Liang Chen, Yongguang Qi, Dexin Ba, Yongkang Dong. Ultrafast Microwave Photonics Frequency Measurement Technology (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(1): 0112003
Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology
Received: Dec. 8, 2023
Accepted: Dec. 27, 2023
Published Online: Feb. 6, 2024
The Author Email: Wang Henan (wanghenan1994@126.com), Dong Yongkang (aldendong@163.com)