Polarisation-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter using polarisation-diversified SOA fibre-ring laser

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-97

  Chow, K K ^a   Shu, C ^a   Mak, M W K ^a   Tsang, H K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; FIBER LASERS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

WAVELENGTH CONVERSIONS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0037426960     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20030065     Document Type: Article

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