Dual-wavelength linearization of optically phase-modulated analog microwave signals

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2748-2753

  Haas, Bryan M ^a   Urick, Vincent J ^b   McKinney, Jason D ^b   Murphy, Thomas E ^c  

^a LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog optical links; Microwave photonics intermodulation distortion; Phase modulation; Polarization

Indexed keywords

LINEARIZATION; LITHIUM; MICROWAVE LINKS; MICROWAVES; MODULATION; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL LINKS; PHASE MODULATION; TRANSMITTERS;

ANALOG OPTICAL LINKS; CONTINUOUS CONTROLS; DUAL-WAVELENGTH; DYNAMIC RANGES; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; NEW TECHNIQUES; NIOBATE; OPTICAL WAVELENGTHS; ORTHOGONAL AXES; PHASE MODULATORS; SPURIOUS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 54949134934     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.925656     Document Type: Article

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