All-optical format conversion from RZ to NRZ utilizing microfiber resonator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1202-1204

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Xu, Enming ^a   Huang, Dexiu ^a   Zhang, Xinliang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Format conversion; Microfiber; Microresonator; Nonreturn to zerom (NRZ); Return to zero (RZ)

Indexed keywords

FORMAT CONVERSION; MICROFIBER; MICRORESONATOR; NONRETURN-TO-ZEROM (NRZ); RETURN-TO-ZERO (RZ);

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIT ERROR RATE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RESONATORS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 69649096247     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2024215     Document Type: Article

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