Reduced loss microwave fiber-optic links by intracavity modulation and carrier supppresion

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 57-59

  Glassner, David S ^a   Frankel, Michael Y ^b   Esman, Ronald D ^b  

^a LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrier suppression; Fiber optic links

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVES; NOTCH FILTERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODIODES; RING LASERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

CARRIER SUPPRESSION; FABRY-PEROT FILTER; FIBER OPTIC LINKS; FREQUENCY SELECTIVE OUTPUT COUPLER; HARMONIC DISTORTION; INTRACAVITY MODULATION;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0031094546     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.556031     Document Type: Article

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