Polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion with a constant output linear polarization allowing the realization of an active polarization controller

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 344-348

  Soto, H ^a   Erasme, D ^b   Zitlalpopoca, J ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Active polarization controller; Four wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HARMONIC GENERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

ACTIVE POLARIZATION CONTROLLER; OUTPUT BEAM; POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

EID: 0035811126     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.1174     Document Type: Article

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