Grid oscillators with selective-feedback mirrors

被引:3
作者
Sun, Q [1 ]
Horiuchi, JB [1 ]
Haynes, SR [1 ]
Miyashiro, KW [1 ]
Shiroma, WA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hawaii, Dept Elect Engn, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
photonic crystals; quasi-optical arrays;
D O I
10.1109/22.739218
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Analytical and experimental results are presented that demonstrate the advantages of replacing the metal mirror of a C-band transistor-grid oscillator with two types of selective-feedback mirrors. The first mirror is a two-dimensional photonic crystal, whose frequency-, polarization-, and reflectivity-dependent characteristics result in higher radiated power, lower cross polarization, and improved locking, The second is a diode-loaded grating functioning as an electronically tunable mirror, which allows the oscillator to be amplitude-modulated.
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页码:2324 / 2329
页数:6
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