Optical signal processing using integrated multi-element SOA-MZI switch arrays for packet switching

IET Optoelectronics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 120-126

  Pleros, N ^a   Zakynthinos, P ^a   Poustie, A ^b   Tsiokos, D ^a   Bakopoulos, P ^a   Petrantonakis, D ^a   Kanellos, G T ^a   Maxwell, G ^b   Avramopoulos, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Centre for Integrated Photonics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PACKET SWITCHING; PHOTONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

COMPACT CIRCUITS; MULTIPLE SWITCHING UNITS; PHOTONIC SWITCHING ELEMENTS; PHYSICAL LAYERS;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 34548410888     PISSN: 17518768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-opt:20060070     Document Type: Article

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