Investigation of SOA-assisted Sagnac recirculating shift register switching characteristics

Optik

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 527-541

  Zoiros, K E ^a   Vardakas, J ^a   Houbavlis, T ^a   Moyssidis, M ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

All optical recirculating shift register; All optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); SOA assisted Sagnac switch; Switching window

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; SWITCHING;

ALL-OPTICAL RECIRCULATING SHIFT REGISTERS; ALL-OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SOA ASSISTED SAGNAC SWITCHES; SWITCHING WINDOW;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 24144451109     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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