Ultra-sharp soliton switching in a directional coupler

Theo P. Valkering; Joost W. van Honschoten; Hugo J.W.M. Hoekstra

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00573-2

Ultra-sharp soliton switching in a directional coupler

Theo P. Valkering
, Joost W. van Honschoten
, Hugo J.W.M. Hoekstra

Computational Materials Science

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By a numerical investigation it is shown that a directional coupler, described by two linearly coupled non-linear Schrödinger equations, can be used to construct a soliton switch with an extremely narrow transition region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-220
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics communications
Volume	159
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00573-2
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 1999

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