Design of a phase-shifting optical feedback interferometer using an electrooptic modulator

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 798-802

  Dong, Xiaopeng ^a   Chu, Beatrice C B ^b   Kong, K H ^b   Chiang, Kin Seng ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL SENSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0343026648     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.892620     Document Type: Article

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