Widely tunable wavelength conversion with extinction ratio enhancement using PCF-based NOLM

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2655-2657

  Kwok, C H ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Chow, K K ^a   Shu, C ^a   Lin, Chinlon ^a   Bjarklev, A ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Extinction ratio (ER) enhancement; Nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM); Photonic crystal fiber (PCF); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIT ERROR RATE; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EXTINCTION RATIO (ER) ENHANCEMENT; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR (NOLM); PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER (PCF); WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 29244462812     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.859121     Document Type: Article

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