All-optical 2-to-4 level encoder based on cross polarization modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier utilized to develop an all-optical 2 input digital multiplexer

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 9000-9005

  Soto, H ^a   Gutierrez A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MULTIPLEXING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIGNAL ENCODING;

DIGITAL MULTIPLEXERS; POLARIZATION MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33749403150     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.009000     Document Type: Article

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