All-optical pulse rate multiplication using fractional Talbot effect and field-to-intensity conversion with cross-gain modulation

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 132-134

  Atkins, Shimie ^a   Fischer, Baruch ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nonlinear wave propagation; Optical fiber communications; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulses; Propagation; Pulse modulation

Indexed keywords

GAIN MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL TESTING; PULSE MODULATION;

CROSS GAIN MODULATION; FIELD TO INTENSITY CONVERSION; FRACTIONAL TALBOT EFFECT; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBER DISPERSION; OPTICAL PULSE RATE MULTIPLICATION; OPTICAL PULSES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0037249019     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.804662     Document Type: Article

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