Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 11, 111402(2021)

Frequency-modulated continuous-wave dual-frequency LIDAR based on a monolithic integrated two-section DFB laser

Changsheng Wang1, Yunshan Zhang2、*, Jilin Zheng3、**, Jin Li3, Zhenxing Sun1, Jianqin Shi1, Lianyan Li2, Rulei Xiao1, Tao Fang3, and Xiangfei Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 2School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 3Photonics Information Technology Laboratory, Institute of Communication Engineering, Army Engineering University of PLA, Nanjing 210007, China
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    Changsheng Wang, Yunshan Zhang, Jilin Zheng, Jin Li, Zhenxing Sun, Jianqin Shi, Lianyan Li, Rulei Xiao, Tao Fang, Xiangfei Chen, "Frequency-modulated continuous-wave dual-frequency LIDAR based on a monolithic integrated two-section DFB laser," Chin. Opt. Lett. 19, 111402 (2021)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Feb. 8, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 27, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: Yunshan Zhang (yszhang@njupt.edu.cn), Jilin Zheng (zhengjilinjs@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202119.111402

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