Conference Proceedings
Optically controlled time and wavelength switch using cascaded nonlinearities of a PPLN waveguide in a fibre loop interferometer
KL Lee, A Nirmalathas, C Lim, S Shinada, N Wada, T Miyazaki
Acoft Aos 2006 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology Australian Optical Society | Published : 2006
Abstract
By exploiting cascaded second-order nonlinearities of a PPLN waveguide incorporated in a fibre based loop interferometer, we have experimentally demonstrated an optically controlled time and wavelength switch with a switching efficiency as high as 90.3%.