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Measurement of the nonlinear response in a strongly pumped erbium doped amplifiers for all-optical switching

André G. Skirtach, S.A. Boothroyd, Chander P. Grover

Published Jan 20, 2003• 2 citations

Abstract

Measurements of the decay time of real-time gratings in highly doped erbium fiber and analysis of the nonlinear response are presented. For strong pumping conditions the response for a nonlinear optical switch can be 50 /spl mu/s.

DOI: 10.1109/ofc.1999.768139

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