Title :
Low power all-optical switching in a nonlinear optical loop mirror using chalcogenide glass fibre
Author :
Asobe, M. ; Ohara, T. ; Yokohama, I. ; Kaino, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/18/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical switching is demonstrated using a nonlinear loop mirror containing a low loss As2S3 based fibre module. The gate power is reduced to as little as 0.4 W (peak) using a 4 m long As2S3 fibre. Demultiplexing of a 40 GHz pulse train to 4 GHz is demonstrated
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; demultiplexing equipment; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical switches; 0.4 W; 4 m; 40 GHz; As2S3; all-optical switching; chalcogenide glass fibre; demultiplexing; gate power; low loss fibre module; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical fibre communication; pulse train;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960910
