All-optical polarization switching in fibers

G. I. Stegeman; E. M. Wright; N. Finlayson; G. Assanto; W. C. Banyai; S. Trillo; S. Wabnitz; R. H. Stolen

doi:10.1117/12.952942

All-optical polarization switching in fibers

G. I. Stegeman, E. M. Wright, N. Finlayson, G. Assanto, W. C. Banyai, S. Trillo, S. Wabnitz, R. H. Stolen

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

There has been recent progress in demonstrating the potential of all-optical devices for the switching of information on picosecond and subpicosecond time scales. In this paper we review the basic concepts of generic guided wave all-optical devices and discuss the material requirements. Fibers currently provide one of the best waveguiding media for all-optical switching. Two recent experiments on polarization switching in fibers are described, and the limitations on all-optical switching which they imply are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	137-158
Number of pages	22
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	1085
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952942
State	Published - Jan 30 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Access to Document

10.1117/12.952942

Cite this

@article{fc283a64c92542d0842726f88bbd0491,

title = "All-optical polarization switching in fibers",

abstract = "There has been recent progress in demonstrating the potential of all-optical devices for the switching of information on picosecond and subpicosecond time scales. In this paper we review the basic concepts of generic guided wave all-optical devices and discuss the material requirements. Fibers currently provide one of the best waveguiding media for all-optical switching. Two recent experiments on polarization switching in fibers are described, and the limitations on all-optical switching which they imply are discussed.",

author = "Stegeman, {G. I.} and Wright, {E. M.} and N. Finlayson and G. Assanto and Banyai, {W. C.} and S. Trillo and S. Wabnitz and Stolen, {R. H.}",

year = "1990",

month = jan,

day = "30",

doi = "10.1117/12.952942",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "1085",

pages = "137--158",

journal = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",

issn = "0277-786X",

publisher = "SPIE",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - All-optical polarization switching in fibers

AU - Stegeman, G. I.

AU - Wright, E. M.

AU - Finlayson, N.

AU - Assanto, G.

AU - Banyai, W. C.

AU - Trillo, S.

AU - Wabnitz, S.

AU - Stolen, R. H.

PY - 1990/1/30

Y1 - 1990/1/30

N2 - There has been recent progress in demonstrating the potential of all-optical devices for the switching of information on picosecond and subpicosecond time scales. In this paper we review the basic concepts of generic guided wave all-optical devices and discuss the material requirements. Fibers currently provide one of the best waveguiding media for all-optical switching. Two recent experiments on polarization switching in fibers are described, and the limitations on all-optical switching which they imply are discussed.

AB - There has been recent progress in demonstrating the potential of all-optical devices for the switching of information on picosecond and subpicosecond time scales. In this paper we review the basic concepts of generic guided wave all-optical devices and discuss the material requirements. Fibers currently provide one of the best waveguiding media for all-optical switching. Two recent experiments on polarization switching in fibers are described, and the limitations on all-optical switching which they imply are discussed.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881049076&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84881049076&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1117/12.952942

DO - 10.1117/12.952942

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84881049076

SN - 0277-786X

VL - 1085

SP - 137

EP - 158

JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

ER -

All-optical polarization switching in fibers

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this