Nonlinear switching in a 20-cm-long fiber Bragg grating

Authors
Broderick, NGR Richardson, DJ Ibsen, M
Citation
Ngr. Broderick et al., Nonlinear switching in a 20-cm-long fiber Bragg grating, OPTICS LETT, 25(8), 2000, pp. 536-538
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
536 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000415)25:8<536:NSIA2F>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We report experimental observation of nonlinear all-optical switching of a 20-cm-long fiber Bragg grating. The grating is self-switched owing to the o ptical Kerr effect and in the nonlinear regime shows a 20-dB increase in tr ansmissivity. This increase is a marked improvement from the switching resu lts obtained from shorter gratings. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America. OC IS codes: 060.4370, 060.1810, 350.2770.