Guiding of dynamically modulated signals in arrays of photorefractive spatial solitons

Author

Träger, Denis ; Sagemerten, Nina ; Denz, Cornelia

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Westfalische Wilhelms-Univ. Munster, Germany

Volume

12

Issue

3

fYear

2006

Firstpage

383

Lastpage

387

Abstract

As the formation of spatial optical solitons in photorefractive mediad is governed by modification of the refractive index, every single solitons in complex configurations of solitons can act as a single waveguide for other light beams. In this article, we demonstrate guiding of amplitude-modulated beams in complex configurations of photorefractive solitons carrying information; we analyze the received signal in the kilohertz frequency range. The possibility of data transmission combined with waveguide couplers opens the route to all-optical networks.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; optical couplers; optical modulation; optical solitons; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; refractive index; all-optical networks; amplitude-modulated beams; data transmission; dynamically modulated signals; optical solitons; optical waveguide; photorefractive spatial solitons; refractive index; waveguide couplers; All-optical networks; Couplers; Data communication; Frequency; Information analysis; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive effect; Refractive index; Signal analysis; Amplitude modulation; data transmission; modulated signals; optical spatial solitons; photorefractive media; wave-guiding;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2006.871957

Filename

1638435