Modulation Instability Induced Resonant Four-Wave Mixing in WDM Systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 379-381

  Grosz, D F ^a   Mazzali, C ^a   Celaschi, S ^b   Paradisi, A ^b   Fragnito, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b CPqD Telecom and IT Solutions   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL LINKS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MODULATION INSTABILITY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033098995     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.748242     Document Type: Article

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