Cross talk free multi channel processing of 10 Gbit/s data via four wave mixing in a 1550 nm InAs/InP quantum dash amplifier

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 19072-19077

  Capua, A ^a   O'Duill, S ^a   Mikhelashvili, V ^a   Eisenstein, G ^a   Reithmaier, J P ^b   Somers, A ^c   Forchel, A ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CROSSTALK; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

BROAD BANDS; GAIN MEDIUM; HIGH POWER SIGNAL; INAS/INP QUANTUM DASHES; MULTI-WAVELENGTHS; MULTICHANNEL PROCESSING; QUANTUM DASHES; WETTING LAYER STATE;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

INDIUM; INDIUM ARSENIDE; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER NETWORK; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; ARSENICALS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INDIUM; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOSPHINES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 56149115210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.019072     Document Type: Article

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