One-dimensional spatial soliton dragging, trapping, and all-optical switching in AlGaAs waveguides

被引：42
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作者：
Kang, JU [1 ]
Stegeman, GI [1 ]
Aitchison, JS [1 ]
机构：
[1] UNIV GLASGOW,DEPT ELECT ENGN & ELECTR,GLASGOW G12 8LT,LANARK,SCOTLAND
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 1996年 / 21卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.21.000189
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report the dragging and mutual trapping of two initially overlapped, orthogonally polarized, one-dimensional spatial solitons in an AlGaAs 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 contrast of the switch increased to 4:1 when a soliton was used to drag a nonsoliton, weak beam. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码：189 / 191
页数：3
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