Title :
All-optical switching of spatial gap solitons
Author :
Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We propose a new approach to the soliton switching in periodic structures based on Bloch-wave filtering. We also demonstrate that mobility of gap solitons can be selectively enhanced or suppressed, allowing for precise control of the soliton dynamics.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical filters; optical solitons; optical switches; optical waveguides; periodic structures; Bloch-wave filtering; all-optical switching; gap solitons; periodic structures; soliton dynamics; soliton switching; spatial solitons; waveguide arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
