Reduction in higher order effects on logic functions of asymmetric nonlinear optical fiber couplers by bandwidth limited amplification

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-287

  Koshiba, Masanori ^a,b,d,e   Kojima, Takashi ^b,f   Tsuji, Yasuhide ^b,f   Eguchi, Masashi ^{a,b,c,d,f,g,h}  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e Info Commun E   (Japan)

^f Institute of Electronics   (Japan)

^g SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

^h Sapporo School of The Arts   (Japan)

Author keywords

All optical logic gate; Nonlinear directional coupler; Optical soliton

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BANDWIDTH; DEGRADATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ALL OPTICAL LOGIC GATE; BANDWIDTH LIMITED AMPLIFICATION; FIBER LOSS; LOGIC FUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL FIBER COUPLERS; NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER EQUATIONS; OPTICAL SOLITON; THIRD ORDER DISPERSION; WALK OFF EFFECTS;

LOGIC GATES;

EID: 0031079402     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.554378     Document Type: Article

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