Submicrosecond all-optical switching in Nd-doped fiber

Robert W. Sadowski; Michel J. F. Digonnet; Richard H. Pantell; H. John Shaw

doi:10.1117/12.168600

15 February 1994 Submicrosecond all-optical switching in neodymium-doped fiber

Robert W. Sadowski; Michel J. F. Digonnet; Richard H. Pantell; H. John Shaw

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 2073, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168600
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We report on optically induced, sub-microsecond optical switching in an elliptical core neodymium doped, two-mode fiber. The improved response time of this switch, which is three orders of magnitude faster than the 400 microsecond(s) metastable lifetime of Nd³⁺, was provided by rapid cross relaxation within neodymium clusters.

Citation Download Citation

Robert W. Sadowski, Robert W. Sadowski, Michel J. F. Digonnet, Michel J. F. Digonnet, Richard H. Pantell, Richard H. Pantell, H. John Shaw, H. John Shaw, } "Submicrosecond all-optical switching in neodymium-doped fiber", Proc. SPIE 2073, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers V, (15 February 1994); doi: 10.1117/12.168600; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168600

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

PERSONAL SIGN IN
Full access may be available with your subscription

Email or Username Forgot your username?

Password Forgot your password?

Show

Remember Email/Username on this computer

Remember Password

No SPIE account? Create an account
or Institutional Sign In via Shibboleth

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available

Members: $14.40

Non-members: $18.00 ADD TO CART

Show All Keywords

Keywords/Phrases

Search In:

Publication Years