Time- and wavelength-division multiplexing of FBG sensors using a semiconductor optical amplifier in ring cavity configuration

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2709-2711

  Chung, W H ^a   Tam, Hwa Yaw ^a   Wai, P K A ^a   Khandelwal, A ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (India)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); Semiconductor optical amplifier; Sensors; Time division multiplexing (TDM); Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT VELOCITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; EXTINCTION RATIO; RING CAVITY CONFIGURATION;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 29244434990     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.859484     Document Type: Article

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