An Optoelectronic Attenuator for the Control of Microwave Circuits

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1993, Pages 361-362

  Thedrez, Bruno J ^b   Lee, Chi H ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; WAVEGUIDES;

ATTENUATOR PERFORMANCE; FIBER PIGTAILED; LASER DIODE; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 0027678360     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.242261     Document Type: Article

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