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Microwave photonics shines

Nature Photonics volume 5, page 736 (2011)Cite this article

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The combination of microwave photonics and optics has advanced many applications in defence, wireless communications, imaging and network infrastructure. Rachel Won talks to Jianping Yao from the University of Ottawa in Canada about the importance of this growing field.

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Won, R. Microwave photonics shines. Nature Photon 5, 736 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.314

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