• DocumentCode
    762472
  • Title

    New application for nonlinear directional coupler: intensity controlled tunable optical filter

  • Author

    Farjady, F. ; Wilson, M.G.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    2218
  • Lastpage
    2219
  • Abstract
    A novel intensity controlled optical filter is proposed. A reduction in bandwidth and peak efficiency is observed with increase in power. The device can in special cases operate as a linear optically tunable filter with no reduction in bandwidth or efficiency.
  • Keywords
    directional couplers; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical couplers; optical filters; all optical signal processing; increase in power; intensity controlled optical filter; linear optically tunable filter; nonlinear directional coupler; reduction in bandwidth; tunable optical filter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19911372
  • Filename
    109496