RF Spectrum Analysis of Optical Signals Using Nonlinear Optics

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 266-274

  Dorrer, C ^a   Maywar, D N ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distortion; Nonlinear optics; Performance monitoring; Phase modulation; Radio frequency (RF) spectrum; Ultra fast optics

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHASE MODULATION; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

LIGHT INTENSITY SPECTRUM ANALYZERS (LISA); POLARIZATION-MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1442336387     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.823358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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