Abstract
For the first time a report is made on a loop mirror switch containing the nonreciprocal combination of a semiconductor laser amplifier and an optical attenuator. Self-routing of optical pulses has been demonstrated on 10 ns pulses with powers of <250 μW, within a 17 m loop. The model predicts the form of the switching.
Keywords
Attenuator (electronics)Optical amplifierLoop (graph theory)Optical attenuatorOptical switchOpticsAmplifierLaserOptoelectronicsPhysicsMaterials scienceOptical fiberMulti-mode optical fiberAttenuationMathematics
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- 1990
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- article
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- 26
- Issue
- 24
- Pages
- 2008-2009
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- 40
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A.W. O'Neill,
R.P. Webb
(1990).
All-optical loop mirror switch employing an asymmetric amplifier/attenuator combination.
Electronics Letters
, 26
(24)
, 2008-2009.
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19901298
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- DOI
- 10.1049/el:19901298