Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems
Patent
1997-09-25
1999-07-27
Westin, Edward P.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controls its own optical systems
25022711, 359181, 359184, 359187, 359245, H01S 3098, G02F 103
Patent
active
059294302
ABSTRACT:
A coupled opto-electronic oscillator that directly couples a laser oscillation with an electronic oscillation to simultaneously achieve a stable RF oscillation at a high frequency and ultra-short optical pulsation by mode locking with a high repetition rate and stability. Single-mode selection can be achieved even with a very long opto-electronic loop. A multimode laser can be used to pump the electronic oscillation, resulting in a high operation efficiency. The optical and the RF oscillations are correlated to each other.
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Maleki Lute
Yao X. Steve
California Institute of Technology
Lee John R.
Westin Edward P.
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