All-optical filter for simultaneous implementation of microwave bandpass and notch responses based on semiconductor optical amplifier

Enming XU; Xinliang ZHANG; Lina ZHOU; Yu ZHANG; Yuan YU; Fei WANG; Dexiu HUANG

doi:10.1007/s12200-009-0060-6

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