Title

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

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 ∼2.5:1. The contrast of the switch increased to 4:1 when a soliton was used to drag a nonsoliton, weak beam. © 1996 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

2-1-1996

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

21

Issue

3

Number of Pages

189-191

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.000189

Socpus ID

0000660258 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0000660258

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