Nonlinear switching in a 20-cm-long fiber Bragg grating
- 15 April 2000
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 25 (8), 536-538
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.25.000536
Abstract
We report experimental observation of nonlinear all-optical switching of a 20-cm-long fiber Bragg grating. The grating is self-switched owing to the optical Kerr effect and in the nonlinear regime shows a 20-dB increase in transmissivity. This increase is a marked improvement from the switching results obtained from shorter gratings.Keywords
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