Title :
Dispersion-managed (3+1)-D optical solitons for ultrafast switching and wavelength conversion
Author :
Gao, Lu ; McLeod, Robert ; Wagner, Kelvin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Dispersion management of bulk nonlinear materials for generating (3+1)-D optical soli-tons is achieved by use of negative dispersive mirrors. Ultrafast switching and wavelength conversion based on these dispersion managed solitons are proposed and demonstrated numerically.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical solitons; optical switches; bulk nonlinear materials; dispersion management; negative dispersive mirrors; optical solitons; ultrafast switching; wavelength conversion; Apertures; Dispersion; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics, 2005. IP 2005. OSA Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6637-5
