Title :
Spatial switching of solitary waves in KTP
Author :
Lawrence, Brian ; Fuerst, Russell ; Torruellas, W. ; Stegeman, George ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Here, the stable beams are a result of strongly coupled interacting waves. Indeed, the use of second-order effects has proven sucessful in stabilizing 2D beams in KTP both experimentally and in numerical simulations of beam propagation. We discuss experimental demonstrations of 2D spatial solitary waves, and the application of these beams to the practical problems of spatial beam clean-up and all-optical switching.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical materials; optical solitons; optical switches; potassium compounds; stability; 2D beam stabilisation; 2D spatial solitary waves; KTiOPO/sub 4/; all-optical switching; beam propagation; numerical simulations; second-order effects; solitary waves; spatial beam clean-up; spatial switching; stable beams; strongly coupled interacting waves; Apertures; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Phase change materials; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571526
