Hybrid analog-digital variable fiber-optic delay line

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 619-624

  Riza, Nabeel A ^a   Arain, Muzammil A ^a   Khan, Sajjad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); Fiber delay line (FDL); Optical delay; Variable delay

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FIBER OPTIC DELAY LINE; TIME DELAY CONTROL; WAVELENGTH INSENSITIVE TIME DELAYS;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 1942422108     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.824383     Document Type: Article

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