Two-photon absorption as a limitation to all-optical switching
V. MizrahiOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721M. A. SaifiBell Communications Research, Inc., 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701M. J. AndrejcoBell Communications Research, Inc., 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701Kenneth W. DeLongOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721G. I. StegemanOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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ABI
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Two-photon absorption can place a fundamental limitation on waveguide all-optical switching devices. We have derived a general criterion to describe this limitation that must be satisfied by all materials. As a specific example, we have experimentally evaluated this criterion for a lead-glass fiber.
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