Title :
Optical switching by coherent collision of spatial solitons
Author :
Andrade-Lucio, J.A. ; Alvarado-Méndez, B. ; Rojas-Laguna, R. ; Ibarra-Manzano, O.G. ; Torres-Cisneros, M. ; Jaime-Rivas, R. ; Kuzin, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Ingenieria Mecanica, Electr. y Electron., Salamanca Univ., Spain
fDate :
8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors study experimentally the coherent collision of two one-dimensional spatial bright solitons in a photorefractive crystal. Depending on the relative phase of the solitons and their intersecting angle, effects such as fusion, energy exchange and soliton birth have been observed. The experimental and numerical results are in good agreement
Keywords :
brightness; light coherence; optical solitons; optical switches; photorefractive materials; 1D spatial bright solitons; coherent collision; energy exchange; fusion; intersecting angle; optical switching; photorefractive crystal; relative phase; soliton birth; spatial soliton collisions;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001018
