Novel 3R regenerator based on polarization switching in a semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted fiber Sagnac interferometer

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1261-1263

  Gavioli, Giancarlo ^a   Bayvel, Polina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3R regeneration; Optical retiming; Polarization switching; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; TIMING JITTER;

FIBER SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER; OPTICAL RETIMING; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; REGENERATIVE WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; REGENERATOR;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0141786797     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.816700     Document Type: Article

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