ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING OF SOLITONS IN 2-CORE AND 3-CORE NONLINEAR FIBER COUPLERS

被引：80
作者：
SOTOCRESPO, JM
WRIGHT, EM
机构：
[1] Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 1991年 / 70卷 / 12期
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D O I：
10.1063/1.349768
中图分类号：
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要：
We present a numerical investigation of all-optical switching of solitons in two- and three-core nonlinear fiber couplers. Both self-switching of solitons and phase-sensitive switching are considered. The extension of the results to multicore couplers is briefly discussed.
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