Repeated wavelength conversion of 10 Gb/s signals and converted signal gating using wavelength-tunable semiconductor lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1042-1047

  Yasaka, Hiroshi ^a,b   Sanjoh, Hiroaki ^a,c,d   Ishii, Hiroyuki ^a,d,e   Yoshikuni, Yuzo ^a,b   Oe, Kunishige ^a,b  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b IEEE

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

^e WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LASER TUNING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

ERROR FREE TUNABLE WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; REPEATED WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; SIGNAL GATING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030172822     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.511605     Document Type: Article

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