Maximizing spectral utilization in WDM systems by microwave domain filtering of tandem single sidebands

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2042-2047

  Narasimha, Adithyaram ^a,d   Meng, Xuejun ^b,d   Lam, Cedric F ^c,d   Wu, Ming C ^a,d   Yablonovitch, Eli ^a,d  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

^b IPITEK   (United States)

^c Appalachian Laboratories Research   (United States)

^d IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterodyning; Optical fiber communications; Subcarrier multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DOMAIN FILTERING;

HETERODYNING; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVE FILTERS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0035475639     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.954828     Document Type: Article

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