Ultra-fast reconfigurable spatial switching between a quadratic solitary wave and a weak signal

Experimental and numerical investigations of an ultra-fast reconfigurable spatial switch based on the nonlinear interaction between a weak wave (the signal) and a solitary wave (the control) at 1548 nm are reported. The non-collinear interaction in a quadratic nonlinear film waveguide gives birth to...

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Published in:Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics Lasers and optics, 2006-10, Vol.85 (1), p.131-134
Main Authors: PIOGER, P.-H, COUDERC, V, GROSSARD, L, BARTHELEMY, A, BARONIO, F, DE ANGELIS, C, MIN, Y. H, QUIRING, V, SOHLER, W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Beams (radiation)
Birth
Circuit properties
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Idlers
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Lasers
Nonlinearity
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Solitary waves
Switches
Switching
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Summary:Experimental and numerical investigations of an ultra-fast reconfigurable spatial switch based on the nonlinear interaction between a weak wave (the signal) and a solitary wave (the control) at 1548 nm are reported. The non-collinear interaction in a quadratic nonlinear film waveguide gives birth to a third switched optical beam (the idler). This beam could be steered according to the transverse spatial position of the control beam.
ISSN:0946-2171
1432-0649
DOI:10.1007/s00340-006-2340-9