Title :
Proposal for optical switch using nonlinear refraction
Author :
Medhekar, S. ; Paltani, Punya Prasanna
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Birla Inst. of Technol., Mesra
Abstract :
We propose that using the phenomenon of refraction of two coaxially copropagating beams at the interface of two nonlinear media, a passive all-optical switch could be constructed for future integrated photonic circuits
Keywords :
integrated optics; light refraction; nonlinear media; nonlinear optics; optical switches; coaxial beam propagation; integrated photonic circuits; nonlinear media; nonlinear refraction; optical switch; passive all-optical switch; Coaxial components; Computer interfaces; Metalworking machines; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Proposals; All-optical devices; refraction at nonlinear interface all-optical switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.878147
