BER measurements of frequency converted signals using four-wave mixing In a semiconductor laser amplifier at 1, 2.5, 5 and 10Gbit/s

Electronics Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 338-339

  Ludwig, R ^a   Raybon, G ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit error rate; Optical frequency conversion

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; CAVITY RESONATORS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BIT ERROR RATE; FREQUENCY CONVERTED SIGNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AMPLIFIER; SIGNAL QUALITY; ULTRAFAST CONVERSION PROCESS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0028378437     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19940219     Document Type: Article

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