SPATIAL SWITCHING, INSTABILITIES, AND CHAOS IN A 3-WAVE-GUIDE NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLER

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FINLAYSON, N
STEGEMAN, GI
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10.1063/1.102938
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A numerical study is conducted of a three-waveguide nonlinear directional coupler. Markedly sharper transmittance characteristics than the well-known two-waveguide coupler are obtained at the expense of a higher switching power. Over longer distances transitions from quasi-periodic to chaotic behavior and back take place as the power is varied.
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