The femtosecond technology project pioneers ultrafast photonic device technology for the next generation photonic networking

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E85-C, Issue 1 SPEC., 2002, Pages 106-116

  Saito, Fujio ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Femtosecond technology; Mode locked laser diode; Ultrafast optical pulse; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

FEMTOSECOND TECHNOLOGY;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0036456825     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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