Title :
A new twist on light: applications of the optical vortex soliton
Author :
Swartzlander, G.A., Jr. ; Law, C.T.
Author_Institution :
Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Optical vortex solitons induce cylindrical waveguides within bulk nonlinear refractive media, allowing optical interconnections, and all-optical logic, modulation, and switching. Experimental and numerical explorations of these applications will be discussed
Keywords :
vortices; all-optical logic; bulk nonlinear refractive media; cylindrical waveguides; light twists; optical interconnections; optical modulation; optical switching; optical vortex soliton; optical waveguide theory; Logic; Optical interconnections; Optical refraction; Optical vortices; Optical waveguides; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586602
