POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT SWITCHING IN A NONLINEAR-OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR BY A DUAL-WAVELENGTH SWITCHING PULSE

被引:20
作者
BULOW, H
VEITH, G
机构
[1] Alcatel SEL AG Research Centre, D-7000 Stuttgart 31
关键词
OPTICAL SWITCHING; NONLINEAR OPTICS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19930394
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
Polarisation-independent all-optical switching has been demonstrated in a nonlinear optical loop mirror using a switching pulse comprising two waves of orthogonal polarisation and a few nanometre wavelength separation. Neither a polarisation-maintaining loop fibre nor polarisation adjustment of the switching pulse was required in the loop mirror to achieve polarisation-independent switching.
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页码:588 / 589
页数:2
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