All-optical wavelength conversion of NRZ and RZ signals using a nonlinear optical loop mirror

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1906-1913

  Kolleck, Christian ^a,b   Hempelmann, Uwe ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHASE SHIFT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR; POLARIZATION CONTROLLER;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0031259380     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.633589     Document Type: Article

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