Title :
Magneto-Optic-Based Fiber Switch for Optical Communications
Author :
Bahuguna, Rashmi ; Mina, Mani ; Tioh, Jin-Wei ; Weber, Robert J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Iowa State Univ.
Abstract :
Magneto-optical switching using Faraday rotation is investigated for optical fiber networks. Nonlinearity of the Faraday rotation was measured, and the optical switch was designed accordingly. The device was implemented experimentally with promising results
Keywords :
Faraday effect; magneto-optical devices; optical fibre networks; optical switches; Faraday rotation; magneto-optic-based fiber switch; magneto-optical switching; optical communications; optical fiber networks; optical switch; Communication switching; Magnetic materials; Magnetic switching; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetooptic effects; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical materials; Optical switches; Rotation measurement; All-fiber switch; Faraday effect; magneto-optic switching;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.878870
