Ultra-fast optical signal processing based on nonlinear optical effects in quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers (QD SOAs)

CITSA 2006 - 3rd Int. Conf. on Cybernetics and Information Technol., Systems and Applications, Jointly with the 4th Int. Conf. on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies, CCCT 2006 - Proc.

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 34-39

  Ben Ezra, Y ^a   Lembrikov, B I ^a   Haridim, M ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

All optical communication systems; All optical logic gate; Cross gain modulation; Cross phase modulation; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BANDS; CYBERNETICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOGIC GATES; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALL-OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC GATES; COMPOSITION FLUCTUATIONS; CROSS GAIN MODULATION; CROSS-PHASE MODULATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS; QUANTUM DOT SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; SPECTRUM BROADENING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 48349144120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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