SOA-MZI-based nonlinear optical signal processing: A frequency domain transfer function for wavelength conversion, clock recovery, and packet envelope detection

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-49

  Spyropoulou, Maria ^a   Pleros, Nikos ^a   Miliou, Amalia ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Clock recovery; frequency domain analysis; MachZehnder interferometer; optical signal processing; optical switching; packet envelope detection; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

CLOCK RECOVERY; ENVELOPE DETECTION; MACH-ZEHNDER; OPTICAL SIGNALS; OPTICAL SWITCHING; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

ELECTRIC CLOCKS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT TRACKING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RECOVERY; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 78650140072     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2010.2071411     Document Type: Article

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