Signal amplification based on the local nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 492-496

  Srivastava, Arpita ^a   Gupta, Man Mohan ^a   Medhekar, S ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cross phase modulation; Mach Zehnder interferometer; Optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PHASE MODULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVEGUIDES;

AMPLIFICATION FACTORS; CONTINUOUS WAVE BEAMS; CROSS PHASE MODULATION; LIGHT-INDUCED INDICES; NONLINEAR MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; OUTPUT WAVEGUIDES; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATIONS;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 84861531609     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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