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

Authors

ERKIN ZAKHIDOV
ABDUMUTALLIB KOKHKHAROV
FARRUKH MIRTAGJIEV
SHERZOD NEMATOV
ILKHOM TODJIBOEV
OLGA TRUNILINA

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.

DOI

10.3906/fiz-1306-6

Keywords

Fiber loop, double loop, directional coupler, optical Kerr effect, nonlinear optical switch

First Page

64

Last Page

72

Recommended Citation

ZAKHIDOV, ERKIN; KOKHKHAROV, ABDUMUTALLIB; MIRTAGJIEV, FARRUKH; NEMATOV, SHERZOD; TODJIBOEV, ILKHOM; and TRUNILINA, OLGA (2014) "Transmission of a broadband light through a fiber optic loop: effect of nonlinear refractive index," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 38: No. 1, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3906/fiz-1306-6
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol38/iss1/7