Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volume 49, Issue 4 pp. 838-841

All-optical on–off switch based on bismuth-based highly nonlinear fiber

K. K. Qureshi,

K. K. Qureshi

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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P. K. A. Wai,

P. K. A. Wai

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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H. Y. Tam,

H. Y. Tam

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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L. Chao,

L. Chao

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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N. Sugimoto,

N. Sugimoto

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd, 1150 Hazawa-cho, Yokohama 221-8755, Japan

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K. K. Qureshi,

K. K. Qureshi

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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P. K. A. Wai,

P. K. A. Wai

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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H. Y. Tam,

H. Y. Tam

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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L. Chao,

L. Chao

Photonics Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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N. Sugimoto,

N. Sugimoto

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd, 1150 Hazawa-cho, Yokohama 221-8755, Japan

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First published: 26 February 2007

https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.22295

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We propose a simple and compact all-optical on–off switch working at 10 Gb/s. The operation of the switch is based on four-wave mixing in only 1.9 m of bismuth-based highly nonlinear fiber. The proposed switch has a fast response time, high ON/OFF switching ratio, and potential to work beyond 10 Gb/s. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 838–841, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22295

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