Tunable ultrafast nonlinear optofluidic coupler

We present an ultrafast nonlinear coupler fabricated by selectively filling of two strands of a PCF with the liquid CCl4 which exhibits a large Kerr nonlinearity. We demonstrate power dependent switching in this optofluidic device.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Torner Lluis, Kartashov Yaroslav V., Gissibl Timo, Pricking Sebastian, Vieweg Marius, Giessen Harald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134112010