title: Nonlinear switching in fibre Bragg gratings.
abstract: We report on our recent experiments on nonlinear switching in fibre Bragg gratings. Using an all-fibre source we show an increase in transmission of a FBG from 4% to 40% at high powers. This switching is associated with the formation of gap solitons inside the grating. We also demonstrate an all-optical AND gate using polarization coupled gap solitons and the optical pushbroom.
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authors.lastname: Broderick
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authors.lastname: Taverner
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authors.lastname: Richardson