Transmission performance of chirp-controlled signal by using semiconductor optical amplifier

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1069-1077

  Watanabe, Toshio ^a   Sakaida, Norio ^c   Yasaka, Hiroshi ^c   Kano, Fumiyoshi ^b   Koga, Masafumi ^b  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NTT Network Innovation Laboratories   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

CHIRP; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0034250219     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.857752     Document Type: Article

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