Frequency tunable femtosecond pulse generation from an electroabsorption modulator by enhanced higher order soliton compression in dispersion decreasing fibre

Electronics Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 734-736

  Pelusi, M D ^a   Matsui, Y ^a   Suzuki, A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT MODULATION; PULSE GENERATORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SOLITONS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032637269     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19990506     Document Type: Article

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