One-Dimensional Spatial Soliton Dragging, Trapping, And All-Optical Switching In Algaas Waveguides

    Authors

    J. U. Kang; G. I. Stegeman;J. S. Aitchison

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    Beams; Optics

    Abstract

    We report the dragging and mutual trapping of two initially overlapped, orthogonally polarized, one-dimensional spatial solitons in an AlGaAs slab waveguide. Using this effect, we realized an all-optical switch that had an on/off switching contrast of similar to 2.5:1. The contrast of the switch increased to 4:1 when a soliton was used to drag a nonsoliton, weak beam. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    21

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1996

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    189

    Last Page

    191

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1996TU23300009

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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