DocumentCode
1547311
Title
Coupled-mode equations for pulse switching in parallel waveguides
Author
Chiang, Kin Seng
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Volume
33
Issue
6
fYear
1997
fDate
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
950
Lastpage
954
Abstract
The coupled-mode equations that describe the switching dynamics of optical pulses in two parallel waveguides are derived. These equations differ from the conventional ones in having extra coupling terms that arise from the dispersion properties of the coupling coefficient. It is shown that the coupling-coefficient dispersion can cause pulse distortion or even pulse breakup and in general produces much more significant effects than the group-velocity dispersion
Keywords
coupled mode analysis; optical couplers; optical directional couplers; optical dispersion; optical switches; optical waveguides; coupled-mode equations; coupling coefficient; coupling-coefficient dispersion; dispersion properties; extra coupling terms; group-velocity dispersion; optical pulses; parallel waveguides; pulse distortion; pulse switching; switching dynamics; Equations; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.585482
Filename
585482
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