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Passively Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers Stabilized by Subharmonic Electrical Injection and Their Application to Millimeter Wave Photonics

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New Trends in Optical Soliton Transmission Systems

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A review is presented, based on our experimental and theoretical works, of mode-locked monolithic semiconductor lasers with optical pulse train output stabilized by the subharmonic electrical injection and their performance in the millimeter wave photonic application. The following issues are emphasized: (1) the novel method of pulse train stabilization and its mechanism, (2) the application of a mode-locked semiconductor laser as an optical mm-wave oscillator and (3) the unique functionality in the compact optical mm-wave transmitter applications.

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Tsuchiya, M., Hoshida, T., Kamiya, T. (1998). Passively Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers Stabilized by Subharmonic Electrical Injection and Their Application to Millimeter Wave Photonics. In: Hasegawa, A. (eds) New Trends in Optical Soliton Transmission Systems. Solid-State Science and Technology Library, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5141-2_28

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