12 dB of noise reduction by a NOLM-based 2-R regenerator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1297-1299

  Meissner, Markus ^a   Rösch, Matthias ^a   Schmauss, Bernhard ^a   Leuchs, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM); Optical communication; Passive regeneration

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; FIBER LASERS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHASE SHIFT; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER; KERR NONLINEARITY; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR; PASSIVE REGENERATION;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0141786766     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.816114     Document Type: Article

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