Large time-bandwidth product microwave arbitrary waveform generation using a spatially discrete chirped fiber bragg grating

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1652-1660

  Wang, Chao ^a   Yao, Jianping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chirp; Dispersion; Fiber Bragg grating; Microwave photonics; Optical pulse shaping; Phase coding; Pulse compression; Radar; Time bandwidth product

Indexed keywords

CHIRP; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING; PHASE CODING; PULSE COMPRESSION RADARS; TIME-BANDWIDTH PRODUCTS;

BANDWIDTH; BANDWIDTH COMPRESSION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; MICROWAVES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOMAPPING; PULSE COMPRESSION; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; RADAR;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 77952947208     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2047093     Document Type: Article

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