DocumentCode
499817
Title
All-optical self-switching in an optimized fiber bragg grating with a π phase shift
Author
Kabakova, I.V. ; Corcoran, B. ; Bolger, J.A. ; de Sterke, C.M. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate all-optical self-switching of sub-nanosecond pulses in a fiber grating with a pi phase-shift, which acts as a cavity, enhancing the intensity. At 1.5 kW peak power the transmission increases by 4.2 dB.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; optical pulse generation; optical switches; all-optical self-switching; optimized fiber Bragg grating; pi-phase shift; power 1.5 kW; sub-nanosecond pulse generation; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Photonic band gap; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Wavelength measurement; 060.3735; 060.4370;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225177
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