Optical Frequency Conversion Using a Linearized LiNbO3 Modulator

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 408-410

  Roussell, Harold ^a   Helkey, Roger ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Optical distortion; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM NIOBATE; MODULATORS; OPTICAL LINKS;

DYNAMIC RANGE; HALF COUPLER LINEARIZED MODULATORS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0032207985     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.736263     Document Type: Article

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