Nonlinear Guided Wave Applications

C. T. Seaton; Xu Mai; G. I. Stegeman; H. G. Winful

doi:10.1117/12.7973535

1 August 1985 Nonlinear Guided Wave Applications

C. T. Seaton, Xu Mai, G. I. Stegeman, H. G. Winful

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 24, Issue 4, 244593 (August 1985). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973535

Abstract

Potential device applications of third-order nonlinear phenomena in guided wave structures are discussed. One of the waveguiding media is assumed to exhibit an intensity-dependent refractive index that results in both an intensity-dependent propagation wavevector and field distribution for the guided waves. These two characteristics lead to many interesting all-optical devices whose operating principles and power levels are outlined here. For example, the intensity-dependent field patterns can be used for thresholding and switching operations in a waveguide context. The intensity-dependent wavevector, used in conjuction with a distributed input or output coupler, can lead to devices such as optical limiters and light-controlled spatial scanners. When gratings are used as distributed feedback elements within a nonlinear waveguide, a whole class of novel devices such as bistable switches and optically tunable optical filters should be feasible.

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C. T. Seaton, Xu Mai, G. I. Stegeman, and H. G. Winful "Nonlinear Guided Wave Applications," Optical Engineering 24(4), 244593 (1 August 1985). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973535

Published: 1 August 1985

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