Experimental investigation of polarisation rotation in semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 114-118

  Kennedy, B F ^a   Philippe, S ^a   Landais, P ^b   Bradley, A L ^b   Soto, H ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL ROTATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

POLARIZATION ROTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 2542584652     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20040287     Document Type: Article

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