Recent advances in optical processing techniques using highly nonlinear bismuth oxide fiber

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 587-598

  Fok, Mable P ^a,b,c   Shu, Chester ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Highly nonlinear fiber; Nonlinear fiber optics; Optical signal processing

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; BISMUTH PLATING; FIBER OPTICS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; METALS; MIXING; MODULATION; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PHASE MODULATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

ALL OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERSION (AOWC); CROSS PHASE MODULATION (PMD); FOUR WAVE MIXING; HIGHLY NONLINEAR; LASER SOURCES; NON LINEAR TECHNIQUES; NON-LINEAR PROCESSING; OPTICAL DELAYS; OPTICAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL SIGNAL REGENERATION; OPTICAL SIGNALLING; OPTICAL-PULSE GENERATION; PHOTONIC CARRIER; SELF-PHASE MODULATION (SPM);

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 45249111141     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.915523     Document Type: Article

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