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The mixing of a modulated DFB laser with a CW local oscillator can be achieved with a single laser by using a gated modulation technique combined with an appropriate optical delay. Frequency chirp measurements up to ±22 GHz are demonstrated using this technique.
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Baney et al. (1988) studied this question.
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