Optical single-sideband modulators and their applications

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 171-188

  Loayssa, Alayn ^a   Hernández, Ruben ^a   Benito, David ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microwave photonics; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical single sideband modulation; Optical testing; Radio over fiber; Subcarrier multiplexing

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INSERTION LOSSES; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVES; MODULATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL TESTING;

MACH-ZEHNDER ELECTROOPTIC MODULATOR; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL SINGLE SIDEBAND MODULATOR; OPTICAL VECTOR NETWORK ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1542375120     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030490269233     Document Type: Article

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