Low-switching power (<45 mW) optical bistability based on optical nonlinearity of ytterbium-doped fiber with a fiber Bragg grating pair

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Zang, Zhi Gang ^a   Zhang, Yu Jun ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fiber Bragg grating; low threshold power; optical bistability; ytterbium doped fiber

Indexed keywords

LOW THRESHOLDS; NEW DEVICES; NONLINEAR FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; OPTICAL BISTABLE DEVICES; OPTICAL NONLINEARITY; SWITCHING POWER; YTTERBIUM DOPED FIBERS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD; YTTERBIUM;

SWITCHING;

EID: 84863011351     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340.2011.622842     Document Type: Article

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