All-optical switching in rare-earth doped channel waveguide
de Araújo, Cid B. ; Gomes, A. S. L. ; Srivastava, R.
Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1995
Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1995
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1077-3118
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AIP Digital Archive
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Physics
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The operation of an all-optical switch in a rare-earth doped channel waveguide is described. The switching mechanism is based on an optically induced intramodal energy exchange, driven by a resonantly enhanced nonlinearity of a Nd3+ ion. Switching times around 410 μs at a repetition rate of 1 kHz was demonstrated. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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Electronic Resource
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