Regenerative properties of wavelength converters based on FWM in a semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 566-568

  Simos, H ^a   Argyris, A ^a   Kanakidis, D ^a   Roditi, E ^a   Ikiades, A ^b   Syvridis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Extinction ratio (ER); Four wave mixing (FWM); Optical regeneration; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; MODULATION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EXTINCTION RATIO; REGENERATIVE PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; WAVELENGTH CONVERTERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037389317     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.809307     Document Type: Article

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