Low distortion Brillouin slow light in optical fibers using AM modulation

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 31-41

  Minardo, Aldo ^a   Bernini, Romeo ^b   Zeni, Luigi ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PULSE MODULATION; RESONANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

GAIN RESONANCE; PULSE DISTORTION; STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING (SBS); TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33745502386     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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