Four-wave mixing in semiconductor laser amplifiers: Applications for optical communication systems
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Fiber and Integrated Optics
- Vol. 15 (3) , 211-223
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01468039608202271
Abstract
Four-wave mixing in semiconductor laser amplifiers enables various applications in photonic switching including wavelength conversion, space and time switching, optical phase conjugation, and demultiplexing. Switching times faster than 1 ps are possible.Keywords
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