Frequency converters based on fwm in traveling-wave optical amplifiers: Theoretical aspects

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-256

  Scotti, Simona ^a   Mecozzi, A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Four wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear devices; Optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL DEVICES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

NONLINEAR DEVICES; TRAVELING WAVE OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0029699173     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468039608202273     Document Type: Article

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