Signal stability in periodically amplified fiber transmission systems using multiple quantum well saturable absorbers for regeneration

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 747-754

  Burr, Edman ^a,b   Pantouvaki, Marianna ^a,c   Fice, Martyn ^a,c   Gwilliam, Russell ^d   Krysa, Andrey ^e   Roberts, John ^a,e   Seeds, Alwyn ^c  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2R regeneration; Ion implantation; Nonlinear optics; Optical communication; Quantum well devices; Saturable absorbers (SAs)

Indexed keywords

2R REGENERATION; DESTABILIZATION; QUANTUM WELL DEVICES; SATURABLE ABSORBERS (SA); SIGNAL STABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; ION IMPLANTATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SOLITONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 33947659560     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.861924     Document Type: Article

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