Cross-polarization modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 970-972

  Soto, H ^a   Erasme, D ^b   Guekos, G ^c  

^a CICISE   (Mexico)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

CROSS POLARIZATION MODULATION; POLARIZATION MODE CONVERSION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032643637     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.775316     Document Type: Article

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