Title :
Optoacoustic isolators in photonic crystal fibre
Author :
Butsch, A. ; Kang, M.S. ; Russell, Philip St.J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Coherent optically-driven GHz acoustic waves, tightly guided in the micron-sized core of photonic crystal fibre, enable reconfigurable dynamic optical isolation and switching, providing new functionality that is useful in various types of all-optical fibre systems.
Keywords :
acousto-optical switches; holey fibres; optical isolators; photonic crystals; all-optical fibre systems; coherent optically-driven GHz acoustic waves; micron-sized core; optoacoustic isolators; photonic crystal fibre; reconfigurable dynamic optical isolation; reconfigurable dynamic optical switching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614499
