Theoretical analysis of tunable wavelength conversion based on FWM in a semiconductor fiber ring laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Li, Pei Li ^a   Huang, De Xiu ^a   Zhang, Xin Liang ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Huang, Li Rong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE); Chirp; Extinction ratio; Four wave mixing (FWM); Semiconductor fiber ring laser (SFRL); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTONS; RING LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE); FREQUENCY CHIRP; SEMICONDUCTOR FIBER RING LASER (SFRL); WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 17644386533     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.840076     Document Type: Article

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