Pump-wavelength dependence of FWM performance in semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 743-745

  Martelli, F ^b   D'Ottavi, A ^b   Graziani, L ^b   Mecozzi, A ^b   Spano, P ^b   Guekos, G ^a,c   Eckner, J ^c   Dall'Ara, R ^d  

^a IEEE

^b FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Opto Speed AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communications; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

OPTICAL MIXING; SIGNAL TO BACKGROUND RATIO;

FREQUENCY CONVERTERS;

EID: 0031167451     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.584976     Document Type: Article

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