Self-guiding multimode interference threshold switch
Optics Letters, Vol. 25, Issue 23, pp. 1717-1719 (2000)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.25.001717
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Abstract
We propose a new passive optical thresholding device that combines the principles of multimode interference (MMI) with self-guiding. The multimode region is composed of a nonlinear optical material that will support a self-guided beam (i.e., a material with a positive Kerr nonlinearity). The device operates by switching between the MMI mode of operation and the self-guiding mode of operation, depending on the input light intensity. We describe the basic principles of a self-guiding MMI device, simulate the device, and discuss design issues associated with these optically controlled optical switches.
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OCIS Codes
(190.3270) Nonlinear optics : Kerr effect
(190.4360) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, devices
(190.5940) Nonlinear optics : Self-action effects
Citation
J. Scott Rodgers, Stephen E. Ralph, and Richard P. Kenan, "Self-guiding multimode interference threshold switch," Opt. Lett. 25, 1717-1719 (2000)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-25-23-1717
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