All-fiber Kerr cell

作者:Lopez Cortes Daniel; Tarasenko Oleksandr; Margulis Walter*
来源:Optics Letters, 2012, 37(15): 3288-3290.
DOI:10.1364/OL.37.003288

摘要

An all-fiber nanosecond Kerr light gate is described that was constructed using microstructured fibers. The switching voltage for a 20 cm long device is as low as V pi similar to 85 V at a 1.06 mu m wavelength. The device is fully spliced. The active element is a three-hole fiber provided with internal electrodes in the side-holes and a liquid core of nitrobenzene, which is fully enclosed. This work allows the exploiting of electrically driven liquid-core fibers and demonstrated the removal of the major limitations of Kerr cells in the past, allowing for integration, safe use, and relatively low switching voltage.

  • 出版日期2012-8-1