Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 7, 70701(2018)

Sawtooth Waveform Generation Based on Two Parallel Mach-Zehnder Modulators

Yuan Muye1, Liu Bo1, Wang Tianliang1,2、*, and Xu Zhikang1
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fourier Optics and Signal Processing

    Received: Dec. 13, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 20, 2018

    The Author Email: Tianliang Wang (tianliangwang@21cn.com)

    DOI:10.3788/lop55.070701

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