OPTICAL SWITCHING IN THE PRESENCE OF 2-PHOTON ABSORPTION FOR A NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLER

被引:11
作者
FANG, JM
POTASEK, MJ
机构
[1] Department of Applied Physics, Columbia University, New York
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 45卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.45.5305
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We obtain solitary-wave solutions for a nonlinear directional coupler including the effects of strong two-photon absorption. These results show that complete optical switching is possible and the pulse shape and energy are preserved.
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页码:5305 / 5307
页数:3
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