Title :
Incoherent blocker soliton interactions in Kerr waveguide arrays
Author :
Meier, J. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Morandotti, R. ; Yang, H. ; Salamo, G. ; Sorel, M. ; Silberberg, Y. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We have observed the incoherent interaction between a highly confined soliton and a wide, moving beam of different wavelength in an AlGaAs waveguide array. Digital switching of the blocker solitons to adjacent channels was observed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical Kerr effect; optical arrays; optical solitons; optical waveguides; AlGaAs; AlGaAs waveguide array; Kerr waveguide arrays; digital switching; incoherent blocker soliton interactions; Educational institutions; Energy exchange; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Polarization; Waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548791
