Experimental demonstration of dynamic high-speed equalization of three WDM channels using acoustooptic modulators and a wavelength demultiplexer

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 678-680

  Cai, Jin Xing ^a,d   Feng, Kai Ming ^a,d   Chen, Xiaopeng ^a,d   Willner, Alan E ^a,d   Smith, David A ^b,d   Lee, Chau Han ^c,d   Chen, Yung Jui ^c,d  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustooptic devices; Optical equalizers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communications

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LIGHT MODULATION;

DYNAMIC HIGH SPEED EQUALIZATION; PARALLEL ARRAY ACOUSTOOPTIC MODULATORS; WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031140795     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.588203     Document Type: Article

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