Title :
Optical spatial solitons
Author :
Segev, Mordechai ; Chen, Zhigang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We review the progress made on spatial solitons with an emphasis on photorefractive solitons and their interactions. We then discuss the possibility to utilize photorefractive solitons for applications in optical interconnects, waveguide devices such as directional couplers, and high-efficiency nonlinear frequency conversion. Finally, we talk about recent work on incoherent solitons along with the resulting fundamental ideas and potential applications
Keywords :
optical directional couplers; optical frequency conversion; optical interconnections; optical solitons; photorefractive effect; reviews; directional couplers; high-efficiency nonlinear frequency conversion; incoherent solitons; optical interconnects; optical spatial solitons; photorefractive solitons; soliton interactions; waveguide devices; Astronomy; Atom optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Photorefractive effect; Physics; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813609
