DocumentCode
2531886
Title
Two-dimensional all-optical routing and switching in waveguide arrays
Author
Szameit, A. ; Keil, R. ; Dreisow, F. ; Heinrich, M. ; Nolte, S. ; Tünnermann, A.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept. & Solid State Inst., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fYear
2009
fDate
4-8 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
817
Lastpage
818
Abstract
We present a comprehensive experimental analysis of the switching and routing behaviour of light in two-dimensional evanescently coupled waveguide arrays. Exploring the unique properties of such systems, we propose different networking schemes for sophisticated logical operations.
Keywords
optical switches; optical waveguides; 2D all-optical routing; optical switching; waveguide arrays; Decision support systems; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Physics; Routing; Solitons; Waveguide junctions; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location
Belek-Antalya
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343071
Filename
5343071
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