All-optical routing and switching in two-dimensional waveguide arrays

Author

Keil, R. ; Szameit, A. ; Dreisow, F. ; Heinrich, M. ; Nolte, S. ; Tünnermann, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This paper presents the first experimental evidence of switching a linear signal pulse by a blocker-DS in two-dimensional waveguide arrays. Femtosecond-laser waveguide writing technique is employed to fabricate Y- and T-junctions of waveguide arrays in fused silica.

Keywords

laser materials processing; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical solitons; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; telecommunication network routing; SiO₂; T-junction waveguide array fabrication; Y-junction waveguide array fabrication; all-optical routing; all-optical switching; blocker-DS; discrete solitons; femtosecond-laser waveguide writing technique; fused silica; linear signal pulse; two-dimensional waveguide arrays; Decision support systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Routing; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196554

Filename

5196554