Stable lightwave frequency synthesis over 1-THz span using Fabry-Perot cavity containing polarization-rotation elements and actively controlled tunable bandpass filter

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-81

  Takesue, Hiroki ^a   Yamamoto, Fumihiko ^a   Horiguchi, Tsuneo ^a  

^a NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; BANDPASS FILTERS; BIREFRINGENCE; FARADAY EFFECT; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; FARADAY ROTATOR MIRRORS; LIGHTWAVE SYNTHESIZED FREQUENCY SWEEPER (LSFS); POLARIZATION ROTATION MIRRORS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033899242     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.817500     Document Type: Article

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