Simultaneous repolarization of two 10-Gb/s polarization-scrambled wavelength channels using a mutual-injection-locked laser diode

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1740-1742

  Chan, L Y ^a   Chung, W H ^a   Wai, P K A ^a   Moses, B ^a   Tam, H Y ^a   Demokan, M S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fabry P rot laser; Injection locking; Polarization control

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; TIMING JITTER;

MUTUAL-INJECTION-LOCKED LASER DIODES (MILD);

INJECTION LASERS;

EID: 0036896422     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.804652     Document Type: Article

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