Simple and highly sensitive method for wavelength measurement of low-power time-multiplexed signals using optical amplifiers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1612-1620

  Cooper, David J F ^a   Smith, Peter W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bragg gratings; Noise; Optical fiber sensors; Wavelength measurement

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LIGHT EMISSION; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DETECTION CAPABILITIES; LOW POWER TIME-MULTIPLEXED SIGNALS; MULTIPLEXED FIBER SENSOR SYSTEM; SIGNAL LEVEL; WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENT;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0042387834     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.814393     Document Type: Article

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