Title :
Effect of gain-dependent phase shift for all-optical tunable Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Chen, Nan-Kuang ; Feng, Zhi-Zheng ; Lu, Kuan-Yi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. United Univ., Miaoli, Taiwan
Abstract :
A differential gain-dependent phase shift between the core- and cladding-mode can be efficiently and all-optically tuned by a cw 975nm pump light for Mach-Zehnder interferometers using successive abrupt fiber tapers on a 1.2-cm-long Er/Yb-codoped fiber.
Keywords :
Erbium; Extinction ratio; Fires; Interference; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
