• DocumentCode
    547036
  • Title

    18-Fold power reduction using Bragg grating-based switch in highly-nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber

  • Author

    Kabakova, I.V. ; Grobnic, D. ; Mihailov, S.J. ; Mägi, E.C. ; de Sterke, C.M. ; Eggleton, B.J.

  • Author_Institution
    ARC Center for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate a Bragg grating-based all-optical switch in a highly nonlinear Bi2O3 fiber. We achieve 18-fold power reduction for a 6.5 dB switching ratio compared with previous demonstrations in silica fibers.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; bismuth compounds; optical fibres; optical switches; 18-fold power reduction; Bi2O3; Bragg grating-based all-optical switch; highly-nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber; silica fibers; switching ratio; Bragg gratings; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951537
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=547036