Wavelength conversion at 40Gbit/s via cross-gain modulation in distributed feedback laser integrated with semiconductor optical amplifier

Electronics Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 1762-1764

  Stephens, M F C ^a   Nesset, D ^a   Williams, K A ^a   Kelly, A E ^a   Penty, R V ^a   White, I H ^a   Fice, M J ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIT ERROR RATE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CROSS GAIN MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0033195440     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19991170     Document Type: Article

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