Analysis of optical switching in a Yb3-doped fiber Bragg grating by using self-phase modulation and cross-phase modulation

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 3424-3430

  Zang, Zhigang ^a   Zhang, Yujun ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBERS; MODULATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE MODULATION; SWITCHING;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; COUPLING CONSTANTS; CROSS PHASE MODULATION; EXTINCTION RATIOS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL SWITCHING; SWITCHING POWER; THRESHOLD SWITCHING;

SELF PHASE MODULATION;

EID: 84861820616     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.003424     Document Type: Article

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