Relative-intensity-noise cancellation in bandpass external-modulation links

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 12 PART 1, 1998, Pages 2083-2091

  Helkey, Roger ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser noise; Optical communication; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical fiber applications

Indexed keywords

INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LASERS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE (RIN) CANCELLATION;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0032304020     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.739286     Document Type: Article

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