Nonlinear optical loop mirrors: Investigation solution and experimental validation for undesirable counterpropagating effects in all-optical signal processing

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1115-1123

  Bogoni, Antonella ^a   Scaffardi, Mirco ^b   Ghelfi, Paolo ^a   Potì, Luca ^a  

^a CNIT Nat'l Laboratory of Photonic Networks   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Counterpropagating effects; Cross phase modulation (XPM); High bit rate transmission system; Nonlinear optical loop mirror; Self phase modulation (SPM)

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MIRRORS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; PUMPS;

COUNTERPROPAGATING EFFECTS; CROSS-PHASE MODULATION (XPM); HIGH BIT RATE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR; SELF-PHASE MODULATION (SPM);

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 10944232672     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.836014     Document Type: Article

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