Self-focusing effects in a bistable semiconductor interferometer

Balkarei, Yu. I.; Evtikhov, M. G.; Moloney, Jerome V.; Rzhanov, Yuri

doi:10.1364/josab.7.001298

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“…The formation of optical solitary structures has been observed quite early in theoretical and numerical work, starting from the investigations of optically bistable systems. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Their potential for the use in optical information processing had been pointed out very early.…”

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Control and manipulation of solitary structures in a nonlinear optical single feedback experiment

Gütlich

Neubecker

Kreuzer

et al. 2003

Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science

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We report on the addressing and control of the lateral positions of optical spatial solitary structures in a single feedback experiment with a saturable Kerr nonlinearity. Solitary structures allow a locally self-confined switching between a dark background and a bright state. This binary character can be of use to all-optically route information in optical networks. In general the lateral positions of solitary structures are strongly influenced by mutual interactions and system inhomogeneities. For potential photonic applications these interactions must be controllable. Therefore a noninvasive interferometric control method based on spatial Fourier filtering is studied in order to position solitary structures. Numerical and experimental results show that solitary structures can be aligned to periodic grids of different scale with hexagonal or square geometries.

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Control and manipulation of solitary structures in a nonlinear optical single feedback experiment

Gütlich

Neubecker

Kreuzer

et al. 2003

Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science

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“…[1][2][3][4] Other prominent configurations, which allow for the formation of spatial optical solitons, besides the balance between optical nonlinearity and diffraction, require a balance between gain and loss far from thermodynamical equilibrium as well as an inherent feedback mechanism. These so-called dissipative solitons [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] share many features with propagating solitons, are for example found in optical resonators, and thus are often denoted as "cavity solitons." [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Even a semicavity with a single feed-back mirror is sufficient to support spatial dissipative solitons, because the single mirror already provides the feedback mechanism required.…”

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Dynamic and static position control of optical feedback solitons

Gütlich¹,

Zimmermann²,

Cleff³

et al. 2007

Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science

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We report on the experimental implementation of an external control for optical feedback solitons using incoherent spatial intensity distributions in a liquid crystal light valve (LCLV) optical single feedback system. The external control provides excellent experimental possibilities for static and dynamic control of the lateral positions of the optical feedback solitons which will be demonstrated. Particularly, the influence of different gradients onto the drift motion of spatial solitons is experimentally investigated in detail. In agreement with theoretical predictions, the drift velocity of the soliton increases according to the steepness of the gradient. Additionally, a completely incoherent addressing scheme including creation and erasure of feedback solitons is demonstrated for the LCLV setup.

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Third Order Nonlinear Integrated Optical Resonators

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1992

Guided Wave Nonlinear Optics

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Self-focusing effects in a bistable semiconductor interferometer

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Control and manipulation of solitary structures in a nonlinear optical single feedback experiment

Control and manipulation of solitary structures in a nonlinear optical single feedback experiment

Dynamic and static position control of optical feedback solitons

Third Order Nonlinear Integrated Optical Resonators

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