Optical frequency comb with tunable free spectral range based on two Mach-Zehnder modulators cascaded with linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating and phase modulator

Xiangshuai GUAN; Hongqian MU; Muguang WANG

doi:10.1007/s11801-022-2011-z

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