Space Division Switches Based on Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1992, Pages 1048-1051

  Kalman, R F ^a   Kazovsky, L G ^a   Goodman, J W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

SPACE DIVISION SWITCHES; SWITCHING FABRICS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0026925608     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.157145     Document Type: Article

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