Comparison of optical processing techniques for optical microwave signal generation

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 142-150

  Lowery, Arthur James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mode locking; Modeling; Optical communications systems; Optical fiber transmission; Optical microwave signal generation; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER OPTICS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

GAIN SWITCHED LASERS; OPTICAL MICROWAVE SIGNAL GENERATION;

MICROWAVE GENERATION;

EID: 0031996779     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.660980     Document Type: Article

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