PUMP CONTROLLED ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING BY USING HIGH-CONCENTRATION ER3+ DOPED NONLINEAR WAVE-GUIDES

被引:13
作者
DIPASQUALE, F [1 ]
HERNANDEZFIGUEROA, HE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,DEPT ELECTR & ELECT ENGN,LONDON WC1E 7JE,ENGLAND
关键词
FIBER LASERS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; OPTICAL COUPLERS; OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940164
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A 3-D split-step finite-element method is used for the numerical investigation of optical switching in two-core nonlinear active directional couplers made of high concentration erbium doped silica waveguides. The Letter shows that optical switching at 1532 nm can be controlled by changing the input pump power at 980 nm.
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页码:232 / 233
页数:2
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