Generation of Millimeter Waves and Sub-Terahertz Waves Using a Two-Wavelength Tunable Laser for a Terahertz Wave Transceiver
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Principle and Structure
2.1. Structure of a TWTL
2.2. Design Values for Each Structure
2.2.1. Ring Resonator
2.2.2. Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR)
2.2.3. Mach–Zehnder Interferometer (MZI)
3. Experiment
3.1. Wavelength Tuning Characteristics
3.2. L–I Characteristics
3.3. Millimeter Wave Generation
3.4. THz Wave Generation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tomimura, Y.; Satou, A.; Kita, T. Generation of Millimeter Waves and Sub-Terahertz Waves Using a Two-Wavelength Tunable Laser for a Terahertz Wave Transceiver. Photonics 2024, 11, 811. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090811
Tomimura Y, Satou A, Kita T. Generation of Millimeter Waves and Sub-Terahertz Waves Using a Two-Wavelength Tunable Laser for a Terahertz Wave Transceiver. Photonics. 2024; 11(9):811. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090811
Chicago/Turabian StyleTomimura, Yuga, Akira Satou, and Tomohiro Kita. 2024. "Generation of Millimeter Waves and Sub-Terahertz Waves Using a Two-Wavelength Tunable Laser for a Terahertz Wave Transceiver" Photonics 11, no. 9: 811. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090811