Title :
Gap solitons and optical switching in axially uniform photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Lidorikis, Eleferios ; Soljacic, Marin ; Ibanescu, Mihai ; Johnson, Steven G. ; Fan, Shanhni ; Luo, Chiyan ; Fink, Yoel ; Joannopoulos, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Through detailed computational experiments, and an analytical model, we describe the first axially uniform Kerr-nonlinear system that supports the existence of gap solitons.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical solitons; optical switches; photonic crystals; Kerr-nonlinear system; gap solitons; optical switching; photonic crystal fibers; Analytical models; Cutoff frequency; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical films; Optical solitons; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314069
