SOLITON-LIKE OPTICAL SWITCHING IN A CIRCULAR FIBER ARRAY

Authors
KROLIKOWSKI W TRUTSCHEL U CRONINGOLOMB M SCHMIDTHATTENBERGER C
Citation
W. Krolikowski et al., SOLITON-LIKE OPTICAL SWITCHING IN A CIRCULAR FIBER ARRAY, Optics letters, 19(5), 1994, pp. 320-322
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
320 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1994)19:5<320:SOSIAC>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We show numerically that a solitonlike propagation behavior in a self- focusing nonlinear fiber array can be used for efficient optical switc hing. Initial phase modulation of only five fibers is used for switchi ng control.