Ultra-sharp soliton switching in a directional coupler

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

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Valkering, TP ; van Honschoten, J ; Hoekstra, HJWM

关键词: directional coupler;    soliton;    all-optical switching;    coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00573-2

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

By a numerical investigation it is shown that a directional coupler, described by two linearly coupled non-linear Schrodinger equations, can be used to construct a soliton switch with an extremely narrow transition region. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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