Limitations to all-optical switching using nonlinear couplers in the presence of linear and nonlinear absorption and saturation
Anno: 1988
Autori: Caglioti E., Trillo S., Wabnitz S., Stegeman G.I.
Affiliazione autori: Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Viale Europa 190, Rome, 00144, Italy; Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States
Abstract: The basic limitations to light-controlled switching and logic gating when using nonlinear couplers fabricated materials from whose nonlinear response departs from ideal Kerr-like behavior are discussed. A critical value (˜ dB) of total linear loss along a one-beat-length-long coupler exists: For greater absorptions the achievable power- dependent sharp switching at the output of a coupler is degraded greatly. Our analysis of spatial instabilities in the coupled-mode equations with linear-loss terms yields an analytical estimate of this critical absorption as well as of the switching efficiency. When paired with the exact results obtainable for a saturable nonlinearity without absorption, our description also may provide useful qualitative insight (in terms of trade-offs between switching power, efficiency, and throughput) when correct modeling of resonantly enhanced nonlinearities (e.g., a two-level absorber) requires numerical solutions of the coupled-mode equations.
Giornale/Rivista: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B: OPTICAL PHYSICS
Volume: 5 (2) Da Pagina: 472 A: 482
Parole chiavi: NonlinearityDOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.5.000472Citazioni: 43dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-21Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui