Abstract
We observe all-optical, ultrafast switching at an energy of ∼55 pJ in a fiber nonlinear-optical loop mirror. The entire 310-fsec soliton waveform switches with 90% peak transmission. The soliton self-frequency shift lowers the peak transmission and splits the output pulse at higher powers, in agreement with numerical simulations.
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