Characterization and optimization of SOA-based UNI recirculating shift register switching window

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1167-1181

  Zoiros, K E ^a   Botsiaris, C ^a   Chasioti, R ^a   Koukourlis, C S ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

All optical recirculating shift register; All optical signal processing; Numerical simulation; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Switching window; Ultrafast non linear interferometer (UNI)

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL RECIRCULATING SHIFT REGISTERS; ALL-OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA); SWITCHING WINDOWS; ULTRAFAST NON-LINEAR INTERFEROMETER (UNI);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION;

SHIFT REGISTERS;

EID: 44449111309     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9150-0     Document Type: Article

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