All-optical switching of solitons in an active nonlinear directional coupler

James Wilson; G. I. Stegeman; E. M. Wright

doi:10.1007/BF00624676

All-optical switching of solitons in an active nonlinear directional coupler

James Wilson, G. I. Stegeman, E. M. Wright

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A numerical study of the all-optical switching properties of an active nonlinear directional coupler is presented. The switching power is reduced for both CW and soliton inputs because of the gain. The switching properties of the coupler are enhanced for solitons, which switch nearly completely. For ultrashort pulses, the effects of the bandwidth of the gain medium are considered by using a general form for the gain band. The gain spectrum of erbium is also considered as a specific example.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S1325-S1336
Journal	Optical and Quantum Electronics
Volume	24
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00624676
State	Published - Nov 1992

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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