Optimization of DSF- and SOA-based phase conjugators by incorporating noise-suppressing fiber gratings

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1694-1697

  Set, Sze Y ^b   Geiger, Harald ^a,b   Laming, Richard I ^b   Cole, Martin J ^b   Reekie, Laurence ^b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Gratings; Noise; Optical communication; Optical mixing; Optical phase conjugation; Q measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; DISPERSION SHIFTED FIBER; PHASE CONJUGATORS;

OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION;

EID: 0031257287     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.631266     Document Type: Article

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