Wavelength-switchable all optical clock recovery at 10Gbit/s based on semiconductor fiber ring laser

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 327-335

  He, Jian ^a   Chan, Kam Tai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; DATA ACQUISITION; FEEDBACK; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FREQUENCIES; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CLOCK SIGNALS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK (DFB) LASERS; LASER CAVITY; OPTICAL CLOCK RECOVERY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 13544252728     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000327     Document Type: Article

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