Two-pump parametric optical delays

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 681-691

  Alic, Nikola ^a,b   Windmiller, Joshua Ray ^a,b   Coles, James B ^b   Radic, Stojan ^b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Fiber optic communications; Optical delay; Parametric amplifiers; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

(060.2410) FIBERS; 10 GB/ S; BANDWIDTH PRODUCT; DELAY MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL DELAY LINES; OPTICAL DELAYS; PARAMETRIC PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE LIMITS;

FIBERS;

EID: 45249118819     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.915392     Document Type: Article

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