Optical signal processing via two-photon absorption in a semiconductor microcavity for the next generation of high-speed optical communications network

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2683-2692

  Maguire, P J ^a   Barry, L P ^a   Krug, T ^b   Guo, W H ^b   O'Dowd, J ^b   Lynch, M ^b   Bradley, A L ^b   Donegan, J F ^b   Folliot, H ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INSA DE RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Hybrid WDM OTDM; Microcavity; Optical communications; Optical sampling; Optical time division multiplexing; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

DEMULTIPLEXING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTONS; SAMPLING; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SAMPLING; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITY;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33746891850     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875202     Document Type: Article

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