All-optical signal regeneration with wavelength multicasting at 6×10 Gb/s using a single electroabsorption modulator

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 3050-3054

  Chow, K K ^a   Shu, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; FIBER OPTICS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATORS; MULTICASTING; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SIGNAL THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; FIBER OPTICS LINKS AND SUBSYSTEMS; PULSE SHAPE; SIGNAL REGENERATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 4644323702     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003050     Document Type: Article

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