Suppression of phase-induced intensity noise in optical delay-line signal processors using a differential-detection technique

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 873-879

  Chan, Erwin H W ^b,c   Minasian, Robert A ^a,b,d,e,f  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Fiber Optics and Photonics Laboratory   (Australia)

^e Engineers Australia   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balanced photodetectors; Fiber optic delay line; Microwave photonics; Noise suppression; Optical signal processing; Phase noise

Indexed keywords

BALANCED PHOTODETECTORS; FIBER-OPTIC DELAY LINES; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; NOISE SUPPRESSION; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PHASE NOISE;

ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; MICROWAVES; NOISE ABATEMENT; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTODETECTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33144482758     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.863051     Document Type: Article

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