Optical switching in nanomechanical optical fibers
Optical switching in nanomechanical optical fibers
Optical fibers are ubiquitous in optical communication networks as low-loss point-to-point communication channels. On the other hand, signal processing, buffering, and routing are almost exclusively performed in the electronic domain, thus requiring frequent optical-electronic-optical (O-E-O) signal conversion. Finding all-optical and, ideally, all-fiber alternatives to signal processing could remove the O-E-O bottleneck and significantly increase networking speed while reducing power consumption. Here we review our recent progress on developing an all-fiber optical switch based on novel nanomechanically reconfigurable optical fibers.
Horak, P.
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Lian, Z.
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Segura Sarmiento, M.
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Podoliak, N.
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White, N.
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Feng, X.
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Poletti, F.
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August 2014
Horak, P.
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Lian, Z.
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Segura Sarmiento, M.
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Podoliak, N.
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White, N.
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Feng, X.
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Poletti, F.
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Horak, P., Lian, Z., Segura Sarmiento, M., Podoliak, N., White, N., Feng, X. and Poletti, F.
(2014)
Optical switching in nanomechanical optical fibers.
Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium PIERS '14, Guangzhou, China.
25 - 28 Aug 2014.
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Abstract
Optical fibers are ubiquitous in optical communication networks as low-loss point-to-point communication channels. On the other hand, signal processing, buffering, and routing are almost exclusively performed in the electronic domain, thus requiring frequent optical-electronic-optical (O-E-O) signal conversion. Finding all-optical and, ideally, all-fiber alternatives to signal processing could remove the O-E-O bottleneck and significantly increase networking speed while reducing power consumption. Here we review our recent progress on developing an all-fiber optical switch based on novel nanomechanically reconfigurable optical fibers.
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Published date: August 2014
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Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium PIERS '14, Guangzhou, China, 2014-08-25 - 2014-08-28
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Optoelectronics Research Centre, Quantum, Light & Matter Group
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370153
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P. Horak
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Z. Lian
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M. Segura Sarmiento
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N. Podoliak
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N. White
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X. Feng
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F. Poletti
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