Interferometric conversion of laser chirp to IM: Effect of the interferometer free spectral range on the output nonlinear distortion

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1388-1390

  Yabre, G ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Brest   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERMODULATION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; INTENSITY MODULATION; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; MACH ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030270987     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.536664     Document Type: Article

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