Power equalization for SOA-based dual-loop optical buffer by optical control pulse optimization

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 508-516

  Li, Yajie ^a   Wu, Chongqing ^a   Fu, Songnian ^b   Shum, P ^b   Gong, Yandong ^c   Zhang, Liren ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chirp; Cross gain modulation; Cross phase modulation; Dual loop optical buffer (DLOB); Linewidth enhancement factor; Power equalization; Pulse distortion; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE MODULATION; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

DUAL-LOOP OPTICAL BUFFER; GAIN MODULATION; LINEWIDTH-ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; POWER EQUALIZATION; PULSE DISTORTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34249944822     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.897915     Document Type: Article

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