Title :
Pulse compression by an optical fibre loop mirror constructed from two different fibres
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. and Phys., Manchester Metropolitan Univ., UK
Abstract :
Simulation of a nonlinear optical loop mirror composed of two fibres with different dispersion and/or nonlinearity is reported. Results show that optical switching is possible with a symmetric coupler along with the possibility of pulse compression.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical resonators; optical switches; all-fibre Sagnac interferometer; dispersion; fibre optic sensor; nonlinear optical loop mirror; nonlinearity; optical fibre loop mirror; optical resonators; optical switching; pulse compression; symmetric coupler;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931313
