Title :
All-Optical Switches and Y-junction Waveguides Based on the Perpendicular Collisions of Photoisomerization Solitons
Author :
Wang, Hongcheng ; Ling, Dongxiong ; Xu, Yongzhao
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Electron. Eng., Dongguan Univ. of Technol., Dongguan, China
Abstract :
A theory is presented to investigate the perpendicular collisions of photoisomerization solitons in a polymer. Some interesting results such as soliton collapse and soliton junction are found by choosing the proper power ratio and relative phase between the signal beam and the pumping beam. The relevant experimental setups are also proposed. These novel results are potentially useful in forming all-optical switches and Y-junction waveguides.
Keywords :
isomerisation; optical solitons; optical switches; optical waveguides; photochemistry; all-optical switches; perpendicular collisions; photoisomerization solitons; soliton collapse; soliton junction; y-junction waveguides; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Solitons; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Optoelectronic (SOPO), 2010 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4963-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4964-4
DOI :
10.1109/SOPO.2010.5504260
