A quantum-mechanical study of optical regenerators based on nonlinear-loop mirrors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 699-701

  D'Ariano, Giacomo M ^a,b   Kumar, Prem ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communications; Optical Kerr effect; Optical repeaters; Optical switches; Quantum theory; Time division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE MODULATION; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

NONLINEAR LOOP MIRRORS; OPTICAL REGENERATORS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0032074572     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.669331     Document Type: Article

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