Over 20 GHz MMIC pre/postdistortion circuit for improved dynamic range broadband analog fiber optic link

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-88

  Myslinski, P ^a   Szubert, C ^a   Freundorfer, A P ^b   Shearing, P ^c   Sitch, J ^d   Davies, M ^a   Lee, J ^e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

^e DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broadband analog fiber links; Fiber optics; Microwave optical transmission

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL LINKS;

MICROWAVE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; PRE/POSTDISTORTION CIRCUITS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0032740033     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19990120)20:2<85::aid-mop1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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