Decentralized frequency stabilization scheme for a dense OFDM system involving simple filters and an absolute reference

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 649-654

  Kruger U ^a,c   Kruger K ^a,d   Von Helmolt, C ^a,c,e   Pawlowski, E ^a,c   Depovere, G F G ^b,e,f   Witlox, R G J J ^b,e   Van Gils, R A J C M ^b,g,h  

^a FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d BEUTH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e Technische Fachhochschule Berlin ^*  (Netherlands)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^h Innovation Laboratory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DECENTRALIZED CONTROL; DISCRIMINATORS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; INTERFEROMETERS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRANSMITTERS;

CHANNEL ALLOCATION; COUPLER BASED MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; DECENTRALIZED FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; GRADIENT INDEX LENSES; OPTICAL CROSSCONNECT DEMONSTRATOR; OPTICAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATOR; OPTICAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEX SYSTEM;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0030143231     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.495141     Document Type: Article

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