Title :
Control, routing and mode-locking generation of light bullets in planar waveguide arrays
Author :
Williams, Matthew ; Kutz, J. Nathan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Math., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
A theoretical model of the mode-locking of light bullets in a planar slab waveguide array geometry is presented. The model yields three-dimensional localized light bullets that act as global attractors for particular parameter values. These light bullets can be controlled via non-uniformities in the gain applied to the array. This manipulation is robust and allows for bullet routing as well as the production of the NAND and NOR logic gates.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical logic; optical planar waveguides; NAND logic gates; NOR logic gates; bullet routing; global attractors; mode-locking generation; nonuniformity control; planar slab waveguide array geometry; three-dimensional localized light bullets; Logic gates; Mathematical model; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Planar waveguides; Routing; Slabs; light-bullets; mode-locking; waveguide arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2011 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-876-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-3234
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2011.6041208
