Pulse generation for soliton systems using lithium niobate modulators

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 300-310

  Veselka, J J ^a,c   Korotky, S K ^{a,b,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b IEEE

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Intgd Opt Lasers Photonics Div A

^g AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

^h OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); FIBER LASERS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; TRANSMITTERS;

CHIRPED PULSE COMPRESSION; LITHIUM NIOBATE MODULATORS; PULSE SOURCES; SOLITON SYSTEMS; SOLITON TRANSMITTERS;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0030156427     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.577383     Document Type: Article

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