All-optical triode based on a tandem wavelength converter using reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-259

  Maeda, Yoshinobu ^a   Occhi, Lorenzo ^b  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross gain modulation (XGM); Optical communications; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; GAIN CONTROL; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; TRIODES;

OPTICAL TRIODE; REFLECTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; WAVELENGTH CONVERTER;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037318741     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.806846     Document Type: Article

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