Discussion on the improvement of opto-RF link properties by using a bipolar cascade laser source

IET Optoelectronics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Dross, F ^a,b,c   Van Dijk, F ^d   Gallion, P ^b  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b INSTITUT TELECOM   (France)

^c IMEC   (Belgium)

^d ALCATEL THALES III V LAB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BIPOLAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CASCADE CONTROL SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BIPOLAR CASCADE LASERS; CARRIER RECYCLING; ELECTRICALLY CASCADING LASERS; INTEGRATED LASER DEVICES;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 34548406030     PISSN: 17518768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-opt:20050096     Document Type: Article

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