Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 1, 0112003(2024)

Ultrafast Microwave Photonics Frequency Measurement Technology (Invited)

Henan Wang1、*, Liang Chen1, Yongguang Qi1, Dexin Ba2,3, and Yongkang Dong2,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Institute of Control and Electronic Technology, Beijing 102300, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, China
  • 3Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan, China
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    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)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232641

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