On the output characteristics of a semiconductor optical amplifier driven by an ultrafast optical time division multiplexing pulse train

Optik

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 134-146

  Zoiros, K E ^a   Chasioti, R ^a   Koukourlis, C S ^a   Houbavlis, T ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

All optical signal processing; Modelling; Optical pulse train amplification characteristics; Optical time division multiplexing; Semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ALL-OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL PULSE TRAIN AMPLIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA);

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33846643067     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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