Broad-band and ultrasensitive pulse characterization using frequency-resolved optical gating via four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-159

  Lacourt, Pierre Ambroise ^a   Hanna, Marc ^a   Dudley, John M ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

Optical communications; Pulse characterization; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FIBER LASERS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; JITTER; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

OPTICAL GATING; PULSE CHARACTERIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA); ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 12344265863     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.837743     Document Type: Article

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