Microwave photonic links with gain and low noise figure

Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 38-39

  Ackerman, Edward I ^a   Cox III, Charles H ^a  

^a Photonic Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MICROWAVES; NOISE FIGURE;

ANNUAL MEETINGS; ELECTRO-OPTICS; MICROWAVE-PHOTONIC LINKS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 51249100050     PISSN: 10928081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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