Solitonlike optical switching in a circular fiber array

We show numerically that a solitonlike propagation behavior in a self-focusing nonlinear fiber array can be used for efficient optical switching. Initial phase modulation of only five fibers is used for switching control.

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Published in:Optics letters 1994-03, Vol.19 (5), p.320-322
Main Authors: Królikowski, W, Trutschel, U, Cronin-Golomb, M, Schmidt-Hattenberger, C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We show numerically that a solitonlike propagation behavior in a self-focusing nonlinear fiber array can be used for efficient optical switching. Initial phase modulation of only five fibers is used for switching control.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.19.000320