Microwave characteristics of polymer electro-optic modulators

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 4124-4127

  Dinesen, Palle Geltzer ^a   Rasmussen, Thomas ^a   Lester, Christian ^a   Bjarklev, Anders ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 6044229534     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.004124     Document Type: Article

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