Optimization of signal transmission by an in-line semiconductor optical amplifier-saturable absorber module

Optics Communications

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 141-153

  Knoll C ^a   Golles M ^a   Bakonyi, Z ^a   Onishchukov, G ^a   Lederer, F ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTING OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA); SIGNAL TRANSMISSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0342972910     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)01096-8     Document Type: Article

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