1.8-THz bandwidth, zero-frequency error, tunable optical comb generator for DWDM applications

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 551-553

  Bennett, S ^a   Cai, B ^a,b   Burr, E ^a   Gough, O ^a   Seeds, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b E TEK Dynamics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; PHASE MODULATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (DWDM); OPTICAL COMB GENERATORS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0032690179     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.759395     Document Type: Article

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