Spectral filtering from a cross-phase modulated signal for RZ to NRZ format and wavelength conversion

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1710-1715

  Lee, S H ^a   Chow, K K ^a   Shu, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHASE MODULATION; PULSE GENERATORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CROSS-PHASE MODULATIONS; EXTERNAL PULSE DUPLICATOR; NON-RETURN-TO-ZERO (NRZ) FORMAT; RETURN-TO-ZERO (RZ) FORMAT; SPECTRAL FILTERING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 17444363827     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.001710     Document Type: Article

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