Title
All-Optical Switching Of Solitons In An Active Nonlinear Directional Coupler
Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Quantum Electron.
Keywords
Doped Fiber Amplifiers; Pulses; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics
Abstract
A numerical study of the all-optical switching properties of an active nonlinear directional coupler is presented. The switching power is reduced for both CW and soliton inputs because of the gain. The switching properties of the coupler are enhanced for solitons, which switch nearly completely. For ultrashort pulses, the effects of the bandwidth of the gain medium are considered by using a general form for the gain band. The gain spectrum of erbium is also considered as a specific example.
Journal Title
Optical and Quantum Electronics
Volume
24
Issue/Number
11
Publication Date
1-1-1992
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
S1325
Last Page
S1336
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0306-8919
Recommended Citation
"All-Optical Switching Of Solitons In An Active Nonlinear Directional Coupler" (1992). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 606.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/606
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