All-optical mixer based on cross-absorption modulation in electroabsorption modulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2421-2423

  Yu, Jianjun ^a   Jia, Zhensheng ^a   Chang, Gee Kung ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross absorption modulation (XAM); Nonlinear optical mixer; Radio over fiber (ROF); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; MIXER CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RADIO COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CROSS ABSORPTION MODULATION (XAM); ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; NONLINEAR OPTICAL MIXER; RADIO-OVER-FIBER (ROF); WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 27744587201     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.857241     Document Type: Article

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