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The optoelectronic oscillator

Photonic technology can now be used to construct miniature sources of high-frequency radio waves that have exceptional spectral purity.

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Maleki, L. The optoelectronic oscillator. Nature Photon 5, 728–730 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.293

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