Title :
Nonlinear long-period gratings in As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber for all-optical switching
Author :
Nguyen, H.C. ; Yeom, D.-I. ; de Sterke, C.M. ; Finsterbusch, K. ; Magi, E.C. ; Fu, L.B. ; Kuhlmey, B.T. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS) & Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate all-optical switching using an acoustically generated long-period grating in highly nonlinear As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber. The results, with numerical simulations, demonstrate switching at optical powers two orders of magnitude lower than in silica.
Keywords :
acousto-optical effects; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; diffraction gratings; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical switches; As2Se3; acoustically generated grating; all-optical switching; chalcogenide fiber; highly nonlinear fiber; long-period gratings; nonlinear gratings; Communication switching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gratings; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical sensors; Resonance; Switches; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (060.4510) Optical communications; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
