Title :
Switching in all-fibre interferometer using a semiconductor coated D-fibre
Author :
Ribeiro, R.M. ; Kawase, L.R. ; Margulis, W. ; Lidgard, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Optoelectron., Univ. Catolica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fDate :
7/18/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nonlinear element consisting of a D-shaped optical fibre coated with a thin layer of semiconductor material was used for phase modulation in a Mach-Zehnder and in a Sagnac interferometric arrangement. Low power switching was observed
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical switches; phase modulation; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Sagnac interferometer; all-fibre interferometer; low power switching; nonlinear element; optical fibre; phase modulation; semiconductor coated D-fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960933
