Generation of arbitrary UWB waveforms by spectral pulse shaping and thermally-controlled apodized FBGs

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5276-5283

  Abtahi, Mohammad ^a   Dastmalchi, Mansour ^a   LaRochelle, Sophie ^a   Rusch, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBG); Microwave photonics; Optical pulse shaping; Thermally controlled apodization; Ultrawideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; PULSE GENERATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

APODIZATIONS; CHIRPED FIBER BRAGG GRATING; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; GAUSSIAN MONOCYCLES; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; RECONFIGURABILITY; SPECTRAL PULSE SHAPING; UWB PULSE GENERATOR;

OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING;

EID: 70350501150     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2031128     Document Type: Article

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