On the design of semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Sagnac interferometer with full data dual output switching capability

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 697-710

  Papadopoulos, G ^a   Zoiros, K E ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dual output switching mode; Modelling; Semiconductor optical amplifier assisted Sagnac interferometer

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; BUILDING ELEMENT; CRITICAL PARAMETER; DESIGN RULES; EXTINCTION RATIOS; EYE DIAGRAMS; HIGH QUALITY; KEY PARAMETERS; MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; OUTPUT PORTS; PERFORMANCE METRICS; Q-FACTORS; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER; SWITCHING CAPABILITY; SWITCHING MODES; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CARRIER LIFETIME; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SWITCHING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 78049339480     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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