Title :
New application for nonlinear directional coupler: intensity controlled tunable optical filter
Author :
Farjady, F. ; Wilson, M.G.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
A novel intensity controlled optical filter is proposed. A reduction in bandwidth and peak efficiency is observed with increase in power. The device can in special cases operate as a linear optically tunable filter with no reduction in bandwidth or efficiency.
Keywords :
directional couplers; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical couplers; optical filters; all optical signal processing; increase in power; intensity controlled optical filter; linear optically tunable filter; nonlinear directional coupler; reduction in bandwidth; tunable optical filter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911372
