DocumentCode
1311198
Title
Nonlinear pulse switching using long-period fiber gratings
Author
Perlin, V.E. ; Winful, H.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
18
Issue
3
fYear
2000
fDate
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
329
Lastpage
333
Abstract
We show that the intensity required to achieve all-optical switching in long-period fiber gratings can be reduced by orders of magnitude through the use of uniform phase-shifting regions between gratings. Predicted switching intensities are of the order 100 MW/cm/sup 2/ compared to 10 GW/cm/sup 2/ for normal device configuration.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre theory; optical switches; all-optical switching; long-period fiber gratings; nonlinear pulse switching; switching intensities; uniform phase-shifting regions; Couplings; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Propagation constant;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.827504
Filename
827504
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