Optical switching with nonlinear optical loop mirror using vector soliton states in a nearly isotropic fiber
| Autor: | Byoung Yoon Kim, Hee Yeal Rhy, Hai-Woong Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Physics
Optical fiber Birefringence Vector soliton business.industry Physics::Optics Nonlinear optics Polarization-maintaining optical fiber Optical switch Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials law.invention Optics law Soliton Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physical and Theoretical Chemistry business Circular polarization |
| Zdroj: | Optics Communications. 147:47-50 |
| ISSN: | 0030-4018 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0030-4018(97)00583-x |
| Popis: | Optical switching using a nonlinear optical loop mirror, which exploits unequal nonlinear phase shifts acquired by linearly and circularly polarized solitons that counterpropagate the loop, is investigated. The device totally reflects small amplitude light waves and transmits maximally switched soliton-like pulses nearly completely. The device works for a fiber loop of birefringence of less than 10 −8 and pulses of width of the order of a few hundred femtoseconds. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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