Title :
Effect of third-order dispersion on pulse dynamics in nonlinear directional coupler
fDate :
1/20/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors show that third-order dispersion can lead to a serious decrease in the effectiveness of pulse switching in a nonlinear directional coupler. In contrast to the case of vanishing third-order dispersion, the pulse shape is a crucial limitation. The influence of the third-order dispersion diminishes when the coupling coefficient decreases.
Keywords :
directional couplers; optical couplers; optical dispersion; optical solitons; optical switches; optical waveguide theory; coupling coefficient; directional coupler; nonlinear directional coupler; nonlinear optics; optical coupler; pulse dynamics; pulse shape; pulse switching; third-order dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940080
