Large signal-to-noise-ratio enhancement of ultrashort pulsed optical signals using a power-symmetric Nonlinear Optical Loop Mirror with output polarisation selection

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Pottiez, O ^a   Ibarra Escamilla, B ^b   Kuzin, E A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fibre optic devices; Optical signal processing; Sagnac interferometer

Indexed keywords

MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOLITONS;

AMPLITUDE FLUCTUATIONS; ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; FIBRE-OPTIC DEVICES; FUNDAMENTAL SOLITONS; LOW POWER TRANSMISSIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER; ULTRA-SHORT PULSED;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 58949083693     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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