Ultra-high bit rate optical phase conjugation/wavelength conversion in DSF and SOA with novel configuration incorporating inline fibre DFB lasers

Electronics Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 1681-1683

  Set, S Y ^a   Yamashita, S ^a   Ibsen, M ^a   Laming, R I ^a   Nesset, D ^b   Kelly, A E ^b   Gilbertas, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

DISPERSION SHIFTED FIBERS (DSF); POLARIZED FIBRE DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0032136578     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19981168     Document Type: Article

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