Fast All-Optical Switch Based on Nonlinear Polarization Rotation in Cascaded Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Zhu Zhe; Sheng Xinzhi; Mao Yaya; Wu Chongqing; Wang Ran; Wang Ying

doi:10.3788/aos201535.0723001

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