Nonlinear Optical Amplifiers for Ultra-High Speed All-Optical Wavelength Conversion and Switching

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 230-235

  Marcenac, D D ^a   Kelly, A E ^a   Nesset, D ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All optical devices; Nonlinear optical devices; Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

ALL-OPTICAL DEVICE; ALL-OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; BANDWIDTH RATIO; EXTINCTION RATIOS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL; NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR NONLINEAR OPTIC INCLUDING MQW; SEMICONDUCTOR NONLINEAR OPTICS; ULTRA HIGH SPEED; WAVELENGTH-SWITCHING;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 85136321939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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