Optics Letters · 1993 · 85 citations · 10 references
Optical MaterialsEngineeringLaser ApplicationsFiber OpticsHigh-power LasersFiber-optic CommunicationOptical AmplifierOptical AmplificationOptical PropertiesNonlinear Refractive IndexOptical SwitchingOptical SystemsFiber LaserUltrafast LasersPhotonicsUltrafast Laser PhysicsApplied PhysicsOptical WaveguidesLaser-diode-driven All-optical SwitchingGlass PhotonicsErbium-doped Fiber AmplifierOptical Fiber CommunicationUltrafast OpticsOptoelectronicsFibre Amplifier
Laser-diode-driven all-optical switching is demonstrated with an As2S3-based glass fiber only 2 m long and assistance from an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. The laser-diode operation makes it easy to control ultrafast pulse trains with low timing jitter. Ultrafast switching at as much as 80-GHz repetition rates is successfully demonstrated. The nonlinear refractive index of the fiber is estimated to be 9.3 × 10−15 (cm2/W) at a 1.55-μm wavelength.
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Two-photon absorption as a limitation to all-optical switching
V. Mizrahi, M. A. Saifi, M. J. Andrejco et al. · Optics Letters · 1989 · 476 citations