• DocumentCode
    1018659
  • 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
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    1579
  • Lastpage
    1581
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2006.878147
  • Filename
    1652958