Effect of side-mode suppression ratio on the performance of self-seeded gain-switched optical pulses in lightwave communications systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1360-1362

  Barry, L P ^a   Anandarajah, P ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

LIGHTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; SIDE-MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO (SMSR);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033221568     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.803045     Document Type: Article

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