All-optical switching and multifrequency generation in a dual-core photonic crystal fiber

Autor: Betlej, A., Suntsov, S., Makris, K. G., Jankovic, L., Christodoulides, D. N., Stegeman, G. I., Fini, J., Bise, R. T., DiGiovanni, D. J.
Zdroj: Optics Letters; May 2006, Vol. 31 Issue: 10 p1480-1482, 3p
Abstrakt: We demonstrate all-optical switching at 1550 nm between two weakly coupled cores in a photonic crystal fiber for intensities up to 0.5 TW/cm^2. Spectrum analysis at higher intensities reveals that the output was dominated by continuum generation primarily towards shorter wavelengths.
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