Distortion in Linearized Electrooptic Modulators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 2184-2197

  Bridges, William B ^a   Schaffner, James H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FIBER OPTICS; INTERMODULATION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL LINKS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLER MODULATOR; MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0029376075     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.414563     Document Type: Article

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