Title :
Novel Kerr shutter using Carbon nanotubes deposited onto a 5-cm D-shaped fiber
Author :
Song, Yong-Won ; Set, Sze Y. ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a novel Kerr shutter functioned by the interaction of carbon nanotubes with the evanescent-field of propagating light in a D-shaped fiber. The scheme initiates applications of the nanotubes to ultrafast all-optical switches.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical elements; optical materials; C; D-shaped fiber; Kerr shutter; carbon nanotubes; light propagation; nonlinear optics; ultrafast-optical switches; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Probes; Ultrafast optics; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.3270) Kerr effect;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627666
