Title :
Ultrafast two-moded interferometric switch
Author :
Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Travis, A.R.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
A single fibre, two-moded interferometer is described. A nonlinear switch based on this interferometer is demonstrated in which a probe signal from an argon ion laser is modulated by a dye laser pump signal which induces a change in refractive index through the optical Kerr effect. A power-length (PL) product for 100% modulation of the probe of 380 Wm has been measured
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical switches; refractive index; Ar+; argon ion laser; dye laser; nonlinear switch; optical Kerr effect; power-length product; refractive index; two-moded interferometer; ultrafast switch;
Conference_Titel :
Optics in Computing, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
