Amplification, compression and shaping of picosecond super-Gaussian optical pulse using MZI-SOAS configuration

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2215-2228

  Wu, J W ^a   Bao, H B ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL PULSE; SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

PULSE COMPRESSION;

EID: 36949019359     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939307783134308     Document Type: Article

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