• DocumentCode
    422269
  • Title

    Nonlinear switching in a symmetrical Sagnac interferometer including a quarter-wave plate

  • Author

    Pottiez, O. ; Escamilla, B. Ibarra ; Kuzin, E.A. ; Haus, J.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Opt. y Electron., Puebla, Mexico
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate experimentally that nonlinear switching can be obtained from a fiber Sagnac interferometer including a symmetrical coupler, highly-twisted fiber and a quarter-wave plate. Experimental results confirm previously reported theoretical predictions.
  • Keywords
    Sagnac interferometers; optical fibre couplers; optical retarders; optical switches; Sagnac interferometer; highly-twisted fiber; nonlinear switching; quarter-wave plate; symmetrical coupler;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361739
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=422269