Optical Frequency Comb Generator Using Phase Modulation in Amplified Circulating Loop

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 721-725

  Ho, Keang Po ^a   Kahn, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHASE MODULATION;

AMPLIFIED CIRCULATING LOOPS; COMB GENERATORS;

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0027607878     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.219723     Document Type: Article

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