Four-wave mixing in semiconductor laser amplifiers: Applications for optical communication systems

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-223

  Ludwig, R ^a   Pieper, W ^a   Schnabel, R ^a   Diez, S ^a   Weber, H G ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing; Optical communication systems; Optical demultiplexing; Optical phase conjugation; Photonic switching; Semiconductor laser amplifiers; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXING; PHOTONIC SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AMPLIFIERS;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

EID: 0029712861     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468039608202271     Document Type: Article

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