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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
