All-optical regeneration in one- and two-pump parametric amplifiers using highly nonlinear optical fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 957-959

  Radic, S ^a   McKinstrie, C J ^a   Jopson, R M ^a   Centanni, J C ^a   Chraplyvy, A R ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical processing; Optical regeneration; Parametric amplification

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EXTINCTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL REGENERATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0038002369     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.813444     Document Type: Article

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