Boundless-range optical phase modulator for high-speed frequency-shift and heterodyne applications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2760-2767

  Madsen, Christi K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrooptic modulators; Frequency shift; Heterodyne; Phase modulators

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHASE MODULATION;

ELECTROOPTIC MODULATORS; HETERODYNE; OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 33747059835     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875942     Document Type: Article

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