All-optical clock division at 40 GHz using semiconductor optical amplifier based nonlinear interferometer

Electronics Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 827-829

  Manning, R J ^a   Phillips, I D ^a   Ellis, A D ^a   Kelly, A E ^a   Poustie, A J ^a   Blow, K J ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

CLOCK DIVIDED PULSE TRAINS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032650041     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19990591     Document Type: Article

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