Preface |
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Glossary of Terms |
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1 | (8) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (16) |
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2.1 High-Capacity Optical Networks |
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9 | (4) |
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9 | (1) |
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2.1.3 Transmission capacity |
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12 | (1) |
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2.2 Optical Modulators in High-Capacity Optical Networks |
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13 | (6) |
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2.2.1 Optical modulator in optical transmitter |
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13 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Semiconductor optical modulators |
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15 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Integrated optical modulators on silicon-photonics platforms |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (6) |
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3 Introduction to Integrated Optical Modulators |
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3.1 Classification of Optical Modulators |
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25 | (6) |
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3.1.1 Electro-absorption optical modulators |
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3.1.2 Ring--resonator optical modulator using electro-refraction effects |
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27 | (1) |
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3.1.3 Mach--Zehnder optical modulator using electro-refraction effects |
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28 | (3) |
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3.2 High-Speed Broadband Mach--Zehnder Optical Modulators |
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31 | (8) |
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3.2.1 Mach--Zehnder interferometer with RF electrodes |
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31 | (3) |
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3.2.2 High-contrast intensity modulation |
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34 | (3) |
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3.2.3 High-Q phase modulation |
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37 | (2) |
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3.3 Integrated Silicon-Based Mach--Zehnder Optical Modulators |
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39 | (4) |
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3.3.1 Optical-waveguide elements |
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3.3.2 Monolithic modulator on chip |
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40 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Fabrication processes |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (8) |
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4 Optical Circuits and Waveguides in Integrated Mach--Zehnder Optical Modulators |
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51 | (34) |
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52 | (3) |
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4.1.1 Single Mach--Zehnder optical modulator |
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52 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Quadrature Mach--Zehnder optical modulator |
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53 | (1) |
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4.1.3 Polarization-division-multiplexed Mach--Zehnder optical modulator |
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54 | (1) |
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4.2 Transfer-Matrix Framework |
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55 | (3) |
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4.2.1 Representation in transfer matrices |
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55 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Transfer matrices of Mach--Zehnder optical modulators |
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56 | (2) |
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4.3 Optical Waveguide and Optical Mode |
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58 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Guided wave in ray trace |
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58 | (3) |
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4.3.2 Mode field and wave propagation |
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4.4 Optical Waveguide Features |
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65 | (14) |
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4.4.1 Channel and rib waveguides |
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4.4.2 Optical splitter/coupler |
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71 | (3) |
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4.4.3 Polarization-division multiplexer |
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74 | (4) |
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4.4.4 Other building blocks based on optical waveguides |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (6) |
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5 Electronic and Opto-electronic Properties of High-Speed Phase Shifters |
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85 | (48) |
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5.1 Physics in Phase Modulation |
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85 | (15) |
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85 | (2) |
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5.1.2 Intraband free-carrier plasma dispersion and Drude model |
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87 | (6) |
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5.1.3 Interband dipole transition processes |
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93 | (4) |
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5.1.4 Spectral and thermal characteristics |
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97 | (2) |
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5.2 Classification of Phase Shifters using Free-Carrier Plasma Dispersion |
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100 | (4) |
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5.2.1 Lateral PN-junction phase shifter |
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100 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Vertical PN-junction phase shifter |
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102 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Other types of phase shifter |
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104 | (1) |
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5.3 Design and Modeling of PN-Junction Phase Shifters |
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104 | (17) |
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5.3.1 Semi-analytical method |
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104 | (7) |
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5.3.2 Computational method |
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111 | (6) |
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5.3.3 Equivalent-circuit model |
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117 | (3) |
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5.3.4 Remarks on designing traveling-wave electrodes |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (12) |
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6 Optical, Electrical, and Electro-Optical Characteristics of Integrated Silicon-based Optical Modulators |
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133 | (36) |
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6.1 DC Optical Characteristics |
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133 | (16) |
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133 | (9) |
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6.1.2 Phase shift and chromatic dispersion |
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6.2 DC Electrical Characteristics |
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149 | (4) |
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6.2.1 Current-voltage characteristics |
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149 | (3) |
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6.2.2 Microscopic imaging of the PN junction |
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152 | (1) |
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6.3 RF Frequency Characteristics |
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153 | (3) |
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6.3.1 S-parameter characteristics |
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153 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Effect of parasitics |
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155 | (1) |
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6.4 Transient Characteristics |
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156 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Response limitation by RC time constant |
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156 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Intensity modulation characteristics at various modulation speeds |
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157 | (2) |
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6.4.3 Intensity modulation characteristics at high temperatures |
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159 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Phase modulation characteristics and chirp parameter |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (8) |
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7 Transmission Characteristics of Integrated Silicon-Based Optical Modulators |
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169 | (30) |
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7.1 Applications in Optical Network Domains at 100 Gb/s and Beyond |
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169 | (2) |
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7.2 On-Off Keying and Pulse Amplitude Modulation |
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171 | (6) |
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7.2.1 Apparatus and device for OOK transmission |
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171 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Characteristics of OOK transmission |
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173 | (3) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (7) |
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7.3.1 Apparatus and device for PSK transmission |
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177 | (4) |
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7.3.2 Characteristics of PSK transmission |
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181 | (3) |
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7.4 Polarization-Division-Multiplexed Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying |
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184 | (5) |
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7.4.1 Apparatus and device for PDM IQ transmission |
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184 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Characteristics of PDM IQ transmission |
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186 | (3) |
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7.5 Discrete Multi-Tone Scheme |
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189 | (1) |
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7.5.1 Apparatus for DMT transmission |
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189 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Characteristics of DMT transmission |
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189 | (1) |
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7.6 Note on Transmission Characteristics |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (8) |
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8 Photonic--Electronic Integration with Silicon-Based Optical Modulators |
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199 | (28) |
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8.1 Integration with Electronic and Photonic Devices |
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199 | (12) |
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8.1.1 Monolithic integration |
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199 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Wafer-bonding integration: silicon on silicon |
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201 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Die-bonding integration: III-V on silicon |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (1) |
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8.1.5 Optical coupling and packaging |
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205 | (6) |
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8.2 Integration of Optical Performance Monitoring |
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211 | (8) |
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8.2.1 Technical background |
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211 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Conventional approach |
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212 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Optical layout for integration |
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213 | (3) |
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8.2.4 Photonic integrated performance-monitoring circuit |
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216 | (2) |
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8.2.5 All-silicon performance monitoring |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (8) |
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A.1 Bit Rates and Modulation Formats in High-Capacity Optical Networks |
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227 | (5) |
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227 | (1) |
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A.1.2 Formats in intensity modulation |
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227 | (1) |
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A.1.3 Formats in phase modulation |
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228 | (3) |
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A.1.4 Format in sub-carrier modulation |
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231 | (1) |
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A.2 Kramers---Kronig Transformation |
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232 | (2) |
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232 | (1) |
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A.2.2 Computational method |
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233 | (1) |
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Index |
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