A variable delay optical buffer based on nonlinear polarization rotation in semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 1885-1887

  Cheng, Mu ^a   Wu, Chongqing ^b   Hiltunen, Jussi ^a,b,c   Wang, Yaping ^b   Wang, Qin ^c   Myllylä, Risto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR); Optical buffer; Optical communication; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

FAST RECONFIGURATION; NONLINEAR POLARIZATION ROTATION; OPTICAL BUFFER; THREE STAGES; VARIABLE DELAYS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; ROTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77954530299     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2034619     Document Type: Article

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