Lossless and Low-Crosstalk Characteristics in an InP-Based 4 × 4 Optical Switch with Integrated Single-Stage Optical Amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 218-221

  Kirihara, Toshio ^a   Ogawa, Mari ^a   Inoue, Hiroaki ^a   Kodera, Hiroshi ^a   Ishida, Koji ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

INTEGRATED SINGLE STAGE OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; TRAVELING WAVE AMPLIFIERS (TWAS);

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0028378485     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.275463     Document Type: Article

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