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All‐optical on–off switch based on bismuth‐based highly nonlinear fiber
Author(s) -
Qureshi K. K.,
Wai P. K. A.,
Tam H. Y.,
Chao L.,
Sugimoto N.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.22295
Subject(s) - bismuth , microwave , optical switch , mixing (physics) , materials science , optical fiber , nonlinear system , fiber , optoelectronics , four wave mixing , nonlinear optics , nonlinear optical , electronic engineering , optics , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , composite material
We propose a simple and compact all‐optical on–off switch working at 10 Gb/s. The operation of the switch is based on four‐wave mixing in only 1.9 m of bismuth‐based highly nonlinear fiber. The proposed switch has a fast response time, high ON/OFF switching ratio, and potential to work beyond 10 Gb/s. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 838–841, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22295