COUPLED-MODE EQUATIONS FOR PULSE SWITCHING IN PARALLEL WAVE-GUIDES

Authors
CHIANG KS
Citation
Ks. Chiang, COUPLED-MODE EQUATIONS FOR PULSE SWITCHING IN PARALLEL WAVE-GUIDES, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 33(6), 1997, pp. 950-954
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
33
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
950 - 954
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1997)33:6<950:CEFPSI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The coupled-mode equations that describe the switching dynamics of opt ical pulses in two parallel waveguides are derived. These equations di ffer from the conventional ones in having extra coupling terms that ar ise from the dispersion properties of the coupling coefficient. It is shown that the coupling-coefficient dispersion can cause pulse distort ion or even pulse breakup and in general produces much more significan t effects than the group-velocity dispersion.