Polymeric waveguides for ultra-high speed optical signal processing devices

Author

Boyle, A.J. ; Blau, W.J.

Author_Institution

Xsil Ltd., Dublin, Ireland

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

A complete characterisation of the nonlinear optical properties of channel waveguides from soluble polydiacetylenes at telecommunications wavelengths is presented. Both nonlinear absorption coefficients and nonlinear refractive index coefficients were determined.

Keywords

absorption coefficients; conducting polymers; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical switches; refractive index; self-phase modulation; channel waveguides; compact integrated optics based element; figure of merit; linear propagation losses; nonlinear absorption coefficients; nonlinear optical properties; nonlinear refractive index coefficients; polymeric waveguides; pulse modulated Mach-Zehnder interferometry; selective photobleaching; self phase modulation; soluble polydiacetylenes; spectral broadening; telecommunications wavelengths; ultrafast all optical switching; ultrahigh speed optical signal processing devices; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Telecommunication switching; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971127

Filename

971127