Using semiconductor-optical amplifiers with constant envelope WDM signals

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 403-409

  Ciaramella, Ernesto ^a   D'Errico, Antonio ^a   Donzella, Valentina ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross gain modulation (XGM); Cross phase modulation (XPM); Differential phase shift keying (DPSK); Optical fiber communication; Polarization shift keying (POLSK); Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA)

Indexed keywords

CROSS GAIN MODULATION (XGM); CROSS-PHASE MODULATION (XPM); DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFT KEYING (DPSK); OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; POLARIZATION-SHIFT KEYING (POLSK); SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA);

AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA); WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 65349174097     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.914883     Document Type: Article

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