Optical Signal Processing Based on Self-Induced Polarization Rotation in a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Lightwave Technology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0733-8724
DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2003.822118