All-optical data format conversion between RZ and NRZ based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometric wavelength converter

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 308-310

  Xu, Lei ^a   Wang, Bing C ^a   Baby, Varghese ^a   Glesk, Ivan ^a   Prucnal, Paul R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Format conversion; Optical communications; Optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs)

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERFEROMETERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ALL OPTICAL DATA FORMAT CONVERSION; MACH ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETRIC WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; NONRETURN TO ZERO; RETURN TO ZERO; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037318677     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.806105     Document Type: Article

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