An optical threshold function based on polarization rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier
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An optical threshold function based on polarization rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier.
Optical threshold functions are a basic building block for all-optical signal processing, and this paper investigates a threshold function design reliant on a single active element. An optical threshold function based on nonlinear polarization rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier is proposed. It functions due to an induced modification of the birefringence of a semiconductor opt...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optics Express
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/oe.15.007275