An electrically switchable optical ultrawideband pulse generator

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3626-3633

  Wang, Qing ^a   Yao, Jianping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frequency discrimination; Gaussian doublet; Gaussian monocycle; Phase modulation (PM); Polarization modulator (PolM); Switchability; Ultrawideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE MODULATION;

FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; GAUSSIAN DOUBLET; GAUSSIAN MONOCYCLE; OPTICAL ULTRAWIDEBAND PULSE GENERATOR; POLARIZATION MODULATOR (POLM);

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 37249083041     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.907749     Document Type: Article

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