Abstract

We observe all-optical, ultrafast switching at an energy of 55 pJ in a fiber nonlinear-optical loop mirror. The entire 310-fsec soliton waveform switches with 90% peak transmission. The soliton self-frequency shift lowers the peak transmission and splits the output pulse at higher powers, in agreement with numerical simulations.

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OpticsSolitonPhysicsWaveformUltrashort pulseTransmission (telecommunications)Self-phase modulationPulse (music)Optical fiberNonlinear opticsOptical switchNonlinear systemLoop (graph theory)VoltageLaserTelecommunicationsQuantum mechanics

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1989
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14
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15
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811-811
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Md. Nazrul Islam, E.R. Sunderman, R. H. Stolen et al. (1989). Soliton switching in a fiber nonlinear loop mirror. Optics Letters , 14 (15) , 811-811. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.14.000811

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10.1364/ol.14.000811