Ultrafast optical signal processing based upon space - Time dualities

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2649-2662

  van Howe, James ^a   Xu, Chris ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical communication; Optical delay lines; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing

Indexed keywords

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PULSE GENERATORS; SOLITONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

OPTICAL DELAY LINES; OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPACE-TIME DUALITY;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33746874043     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875229     Document Type: Review

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