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The authors discuss the operational characteristics of a new all-optical device, based on a nonlinear grating, potentially capable of all-optical switching between dissimilar waveguide modes. The use of a grating allows for a substantial reduction in switching-power requirements, still permitting complete power-dependent mode-conversion. An unexpected feature is that efficient switching requires detuning from the low-power wave vector matching condition. The switching behavior is very sensitive to wavelength detuning, both from the Bragg condition and from the higher-order mode cutoff condition. Furthermore, operation of the device is strongly nonreciprocal with respect to interchanging the mode launching condition
Published in:
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
(Volume:6
,
Issue:
6
)
Date of Publication: Jun 1988
- Page(s):
- 971 - 976
- ISSN :
- 0733-8724
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 3251097
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/50.4088
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 06 August 2002
- Issue Date :
- Jun 1988
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
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