Ultra-linear, broadband optical modulator for high performance analog fiber link system

IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics - Technical Digest, MWP

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 241-244

  Dingel, Benjamin B ^a  

^a Nasfine Photonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLER MODULATORS (DCM); FIBER LINK SYSTEM; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER (MZI); PHASE-MODULATOR (PM);

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 21644487101     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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