Title :
All-optical demultiplexing of a signal using collision and waveguiding of spatial solitons
Author :
Lefort, L. ; Barthelemy, A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. des Sci., Inst. de Recherche en Commun. Opt. et Microondes, Limoges, France
Abstract :
The basic principle of a new all-optical demultiplexer is experimentally demonstrated. It relies on the interaction between an input signal and two colliding spatial solitons of a different wavelength in a planar nonlinear waveguide.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; optical planar waveguides; optical solitons; optical switches; all-optical demultiplexing; all-optical switching device; colliding spatial solitons; input signal interaction; planar nonlinear waveguide; time resolved signal analysis; trigger beam; Demultiplexing; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
