Cross-gain compression in semiconductor optical amplifiers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 915-921

  Contestabile, Giampiero ^a   Proietti, Roberto ^a   Calabretta, Nicola ^a   Ciaramella, Ernesto ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

All optical regeneration; Cross gain compression (XGC); Cross gain modulation (XGM); Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL GAIN; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CROSS-GAIN COMPRESSION; CROSS-GAIN MODULATION; REVERSED-INTENSITY MODULATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34247130609     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.890441     Document Type: Article

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