Self-induced transparency soliton digital switch

Year: 1990

Authors: Guzmàn A., Romagnoli M., Wabnitz S.

Autors Affiliation: Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States; Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Via B. Castiglione 59, Rome, Italy

Abstract: We investigate self-induced transparency soliton switching in a nonlinear two-level resonant dual-waveguide directional coupler. The soliton transfer properties of the coupler depend on the input pulse area; for areas larger than p, an integer number of 2p solitons is transmitted from the output ports. Tapered coupling provides digital transmission characteristics. A specific example of application to impurity bound excitons in semiconductors is discussed.

Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Volume: 56 (7)      Pages from: 614  to: 616

KeyWords: Soliton
DOI: 10.1063/1.102714

Citations: 19
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