One-dimensional spatial soliton dragging, trapping, and all-optical switching in AlGaAs waveguides

被引：42

作者：

Kang, JU ^{[1
]}

Stegeman, GI ^{[1
]}

Aitchison, JS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV GLASGOW,DEPT ELECT ENGN & ELECTR,GLASGOW G12 8LT,LANARK,SCOTLAND

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 1996年 / 21卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.21.000189

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

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

引用

页码：189 / 191

页数：3

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