Transmission of a broadband light through a fiber optic loop: effect of nonlinear refractive index

Authors : Erkin ZAKHIDOV, Abdumutallib KOKHKHAROV, Farrukh MIRTADJIEV

Pages : 64-72

Doi:10.3906/fiz-1306-6

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The results of studies of broadband light transmission through a fiber loop and a double loop under the effect of nonlinear refractive index are presented in this paper. Fiber loop and double loop transmission/reflection vs. a coupler splitting ratio at various powers of the light with a spectral width of approximately 35 nm are studied and high efficient nonlinear light switching is demonstrated. It is shown that a double loop formed by consecutive connecting 2 fiber loops allows us to exclude the strong spectral dependence of light transmission/reflection and to distribute input light equally between them. Such all-fiber devices can find a real application in broadband systems of optical communication and data processing.
Keywords : Fiber loop, double loop, directional coupler, optical Kerr effect, nonlinear optical switch