40 Gb/s NRZ-DQPSK data wavelength conversion with amplitude regeneration using four-wave mixing in a quantum dash semiconductor optical amplifier

Michael J. CONNELLY; Lukasz KRZCZANOWICZ; Pascal MOREL; Ammar SHARAIHA; Francois LELARGE; Romain BRENOT; Siddharth JOSHI; Sophie BARBET

doi:10.1007/s12200-016-0628-x

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