Cross-gain modulation and frequency conversion crosstalk effects in 1550-nm gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 727-729

  Schaafsma, D T ^a   Bradley, E M ^a  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CROSSTALK; GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OSCILLATIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CROSS GAIN MODULATION; GAIN CLAMPED SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032643742     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.766799     Document Type: Article

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