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
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