Title :
All-optical switching in nonlinear long-period gratings in As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber
Author :
Nguyen, H.C. ; Yeom, D.-I. ; Mägi, E.C. ; Kuhlmey, B.T. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate all-optical switching using an acoustically generated long-period grating in highly nonlinear As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber. The results, with numerical simulations, demonstrate switching at optical powers two orders of magnitude lower than in silica.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; diffraction gratings; optical fibres; optical switches; As2Se3; all optical switching; chalcogenide fiber; nonlinear long period gratings; optical powers; orders of magnitude; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic pulses; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gratings; Optical sensors; Power generation; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Silicon compounds; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610495
