Low-biased fiber-optic link for microwave downconversion

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1692-1694

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

^a IEEE

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Bosch Telecom   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERMODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

CONVERSION LOSSES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOWNCONVERSION;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0030382779     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.544721     Document Type: Article

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