All-optical switching and logic gating with spatial solitons in liquid crystals

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作者：

Peccianti, M

Conti, C

Assanto, G

De Luca, A

Umeton, C

机构：

[1] Univ Rome Tre, Natl Inst Phys Matter, I-00146 Rome, Italy

[2] Univ Calabria, Dipartimento Fis, I-87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, CS, Italy

[3] Univ Calabria, INFM Unita Cosenza, I-87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, CS, Italy

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2002年 / 81卷 / 18期

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10.1063/1.1519101

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

Using mW light beams to generate spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals, all-optical switching/logic can be performed on a signal launched in the soliton-induced waveguides. Through the collisional behavior of solitons in a nonlocal medium, the signal can be steered in angle and output position. A power-dependent X junction, AND, and NOR gates are demonstrated. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.

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