Multi-octave tunable RF signal generation based on a dual-polarization fiber grating laser

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6961-6967

  Tan, Yan Nan ^a,b   Jin, Long ^a   Cheng, Linghao ^a   Quan, Zhan ^a   Li, Mengping ^a   Guan, Bai Ou ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

ACTIVE FIBERS; BEAT FREQUENCY; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; ER/YB CO-DOPED FIBER; FIBER GRATING LASERS; FREQUENCY RANGES; LARGE TUNING RANGE; OPTICAL LENGTH; POLARIZATION MODES; RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNALS; RF SIGNAL; RF SIGNAL GENERATION; ROTATED ANGLES; TWO SECTION;

FIBERS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REFRACTOMETRY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; RADIO WAVES; REFRACTOMETRY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84859395520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.006961     Document Type: Article

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