Simultaneous wavelength conversion using SOA-PLC hybrid wavelength selector

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E83-C, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 892-896

  Ito, Toshio ^a   Ogawa, Ikuo ^a   Suzaki, Yasumasa ^a   Katsuaki Magari, Y ^a   Kawaguchi, Oshihiro ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing; Planar lightwave circuit platform; Selector; Simultaneous wavelength conversion; Spot size converter integrated semiconductor optical amplifier; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

SPOT-SIZE CONVERTERS; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; WAVELENGTH SELECTOR;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0034195686     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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