Novel attenuation-counter-propagating phase modulator for highly linear fiber-optic links

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3709-3718

  Li, Yifei ^a   Herczfeld, Peter R ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Coherent fiber optic link; Counter propagation; High dynamic range; Latency; Optical phase locked loop (PLL); Phase modulator

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DEMODULATORS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHASE MODULATION;

COHERENT FIBER-OPTIC LINK; COUNTER PROPAGATION; INLOOP PHASE MODULATOR; PROPAGATION DELAY;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 33750214823     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.881842     Document Type: Article

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