ONE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL SOLITON DRAGGING, TRAPPING, AND ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING IN ALGAAS WAVE-GUIDES

Authors
KANG JU STEGEMAN GI AITCHISON JS
Citation
Ju. Kang et al., ONE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL SOLITON DRAGGING, TRAPPING, AND ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING IN ALGAAS WAVE-GUIDES, Optics letters, 21(3), 1996, pp. 189-191
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
189 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1996)21:3<189:OSSDTA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We report the dragging and mutual trapping of two initially overlapped , orthogonally polarized, one-dimensional spatial solitons in an AlGaA s 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 contra st of the switch increased to 4:1 when a soliton was used to drag a no nsoliton, weak beam. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America