Multi-octave operation of low-biased modulators by balanced detection

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 130-132

  Burns, W K ^a,c   Gopalakrishnan, G K ^b,c   Moeller, R P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b General Instrument Corp   (United States)

^c IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

BALANCED DETECTION APPROACH; LOW BIASED MODULATORS; MULTIOCTAVE OPERATION;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0029762536     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.475802     Document Type: Article

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