Reconfigurable Triangular and Square Waveforms Generation Using Optical Polarization Division Modulation

Kun Zhang; Shanghong Zhao; Wei Jiang; Tao Lin; Guodong Wang; He Li

doi:10.3788/LOP57.170603

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