A novel method for polarization insensitive four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 527-529

  Øvsthus, Knut ^a   Khalfin, Viktor ^b,c  

^a TELENOR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

POLARIZATION INSENSITIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0030126087     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.491215     Document Type: Article

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