Quantum-well-intermixed monolithically integrated widely tunable all-optical wavelength converter operating at 10 Gb/s

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1689-1691

  Lal, Vikrant ^a   Mašanović, Milan L ^a   Skogen, Erik J ^a   Raring, James W ^a   Summers, Joseph A ^a   Coldren, Larry A ^a   Blumenthal, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZI); Photonic integrated circuit; Quantum well intermixing (QWI); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER (MZI); OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; QUANTUM WELL INTERMIXING (QWI); SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 23844496698     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.851891     Document Type: Article

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