DocumentCode
766459
Title
Magneto-Optic-Based Fiber Switch for Optical Communications
Author
Bahuguna, Rashmi ; Mina, Mani ; Tioh, Jin-Wei ; Weber, Robert J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Iowa State Univ.
Volume
42
Issue
10
fYear
2006
Firstpage
3099
Lastpage
3101
Abstract
Magneto-optical switching using Faraday rotation is investigated for optical fiber networks. Nonlinearity of the Faraday rotation was measured, and the optical switch was designed accordingly. The device was implemented experimentally with promising results
Keywords
Faraday effect; magneto-optical devices; optical fibre networks; optical switches; Faraday rotation; magneto-optic-based fiber switch; magneto-optical switching; optical communications; optical fiber networks; optical switch; Communication switching; Magnetic materials; Magnetic switching; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetooptic effects; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical materials; Optical switches; Rotation measurement; All-fiber switch; Faraday effect; magneto-optic switching;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.2006.878870
Filename
1704539
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