Title :
Transmission properties of nonlinear multimode waveguide arrays
Author :
Wiggins, Michael J. ; Taunay, Thierry E. ; Wright, Barbara M. ; Flom, Steven R. ; Shirk, James S. ; Butler, James J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Multimode capillary waveguide arrays containing reverse-saturable absorbers exhibit an enhancement of the nonlinear response. Experimental data are modeled by the effect of partial mode filling, influenced by fill fraction and capillary diameter.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; capillary diameter; fill fraction; nonlinear capillary multimode waveguide arrays; partial mode filling; reverse-saturable absorbers; transmission properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
