Low switching threshold using nonlinearities in stopband-tapered waveguide Bragg gratings

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1303-1308

  Maitra, Ayan ^a   Poulton, Chris G ^a   Wang, Jin ^a   Leuthold, Jürg ^a   Freude, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bandgap; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical isolators; Optical switches; Periodic structures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

BANDGAP; OPTICAL ISOLATORS; PERIODIC STRUCTURES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 26844472088     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.855117     Document Type: Article

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