• DocumentCode
    421892
  • Title

    Interactions between "dissipative" spatial solitons in SOAs with automatic signal restoration

  • Author

    Ultanir, Erdem A. ; Chen, Zhuo ; Stegeman, George I. ; Lange, Christoph E. ; Lederer, Falk

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We observed the interactions between two coherent "dissipative" spatial solitons in a periodically patterned semiconductor optical amplifier (PPSOA). The interactions are non-local, phase dependent and exhibit unique features such as soliton birth and signal restoration.
  • Keywords
    optical information processing; optical losses; optical solitons; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal restoration; SOA; automatic signal restoration; dissipative solitons; periodically patterned semiconductor optical amplifier; soliton birth; soliton interactions; spatial solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361344