5-Gb/s XOR optical gate based on cross-polarization modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 335-337

  Soto, H ^a   Erasme, D ^b   Guekos, G ^c  

^a CICISE   (Mexico)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross polarization modulation; Logic gate; Optical communication; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifier; XOR

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LOGIC GATES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE MODULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CROSS-POLARIZATION MODULATION;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0035303583     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.917843     Document Type: Article

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