Characterization of dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator based optical frequency comb generator in two regimes

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 186-187

  Fontaine, Nicolas K ^a   Scott, Ryan P ^a   Ben Yoo, S J ^a   Sakamoto, Takahide ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; MODULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SUPERALLOYS;

MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS; PHASE CHARACTERIZATIONS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 58049176517     PISSN: 10928081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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