Polarization-independent all-optical switching

A polarization-independent all-optical switch has been demonstrated based on a nonlinear fiber Sagnac interferometer. The control signal is split and recombined with a time delay, producing two linearly polarized pulses that lie within the temporal switching window of the circuit. Less than 10% vari...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 260 - 263
Main Authors Whitaker, N.A., French, P.M.W., Gabriel, M.C., Avramopoulos, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.1992
Subjects
Circuits
Fiber nonlinear optics
Nonlinear optics
Optical devices
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fibers
Optical polarization
Optical sensors
Power conversion
Switches
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Summary:A polarization-independent all-optical switch has been demonstrated based on a nonlinear fiber Sagnac interferometer. The control signal is split and recombined with a time delay, producing two linearly polarized pulses that lie within the temporal switching window of the circuit. Less than 10% variation of the switched output signal was observed as the input polarization was varied.< >
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ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/68.122386