Linearized Modulator for Suboctave-Bandpass Optical Analog Links

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 2642-2649

  Betts, Gary E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

LINEARIZED MODULATORS; SUBOCTAVE BANDPASS OPTICAL ANALOG LINKS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0028753616     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.339809     Document Type: Article

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