Third Order Nonlinear Integrated Optics

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 953-970

  Stegeman, G I ^a   Wright, E M ^a   Finlayson, N ^a   Zanoni, R ^a   Seaton, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICS -- NONLINEAR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS -- COUPLERS; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0024019391     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.4087     Document Type: Article

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62. G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, C. N. Ironside, T. J. Cullen, and A. C. Walker, “Effects of saturation and loss on nonlinear directional couplers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 50, pp. 1035–1037, 1987.
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69. D. R. Heatley, E. M. Wright, J. Ehrlich, and G. I. Stegeman, “Nonlinear directional coupler with a diffusive Kerr-type nonlinearity,” to be published.
70. L. Thylen, E. M. Wright, and G. I. Stegeman, “A numerical analysis of nonlinear coherent couplers exhibiting saturable index changes,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer. B., vol. 5, pp. 467–471, 1988.
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72. M. Cada, B. P. Keyworth, J. M. Glinski, A. J. Spring Thorpe, and P. Mandeville, “Experiment with multiple-quantum-well waveguide switching element,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer. B., vol. 5, pp. 462–466, 1988.
73. D. D. Gusovskii, E. M. Dianov, A. A. Maier, V. B. Neustreuev, E. I. Shklovsii, and I. A. Shcherbakov, “Nonlinear light transfer in tunnel-coupled optical waveguides,” Sov. J. Quantum. Electron., vol. 15, pp. 1523–1526, 1985.
74. S. R. Friberg, Y. Silberberg, M. K. Oliver, M. J. Andrejco, M. A. Saifi, and P. W. Smith, “Ultrafast all-optical switching in dual-core fiber nonlinear coupler,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 51, 1135–1137, 1987.
75. S. Y. Shin, E. M. Wright, and G. I. Stegeman, “Nonlinear transverse electric solutions for coupled waveguides bounded by nonlinear media,” J. Lightwave Technol., this issue.
76. G. I. Stegeman, C. Liao, and H. G. Winful, “Distributed feedback bistability in channel waveguides,” in Optical Bistability II, C. M. Bowden, H. M. Gibbs, and S. L. McCall, Eds. New York: Plenum, 1984, pp. 389–396.
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85. G. Assanto, R. M. Fortenberry, C. T. Seaton, and G. I. Stegeman, “Theory of pulsed excitation of nonlinear distributed prism couplers,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer, B., to be published.
86. G. Assanto, A. Gabel, C. T. Seaton, G. I. Stegeman, C. N. Ironside, and T. J. Cullen, “All optical switching in prism coupling to semiconductor-doped glass waveguides.” Electron. Lett., vol. 23, pp. 484–485, 1987.
87. R. M. Fortenberry, G. Assanto, R. Moshrefzadeh, C. T. Seaton, and G. I. Stegeman, “Pulsed excitation of nonlinear distributed coupling into ZnO optical guides,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer., to be published.
88. G. Vitrant and P. Arlot, “Demonstration of optical bistability with a nonlinear prism coupler,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 61. pp. 4744–4748, 1987.
89. R. Reinisch, P. Arlot. G. Vitrant, and E. Pic, “Bistable optical behavior of a nonlinear attenuated total reflection device: Resonant excitation of nonlinear guided modes,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 47, pp. 1248–1250, 1985.
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91. V. J. Montemayor and R. T. Deck, “Optical bistability with the waveguide mode,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer., pp. 1010–1013, 1985.
92. G. I. Stegeman, G. Assanto, R. Zanoni, C. T. Seaton, E. Garmire, A. A. Maradudin, R. Reinisch, and G. Vitrant, “Bistability and switching in nonlinear prism coupling,” Appl. Phys. Lett., to be published.
93. G. M. Carter and Y. J. Chen, “Nonlinear optical coupling between radiation and confined modes,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 42, pp. 643–645, 1983.
94. C. Karaguleff and G.I. Stegeman, “Degenerate four wave mixing with surface guided waves,” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron., vol. QE-20, pp. 716–722, 1984;
95. G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, and C. Karaguleff, “Degenerate four wave mixing with guided waves,” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron., vol. QE-22, pp. 1344–1348, 1986.
96. T. J. Cullen and C. N. Ironside, C. T. Seaton, and G. I. Stegeman, “Semiconductor-doped glass ion-exchanged waveguides.” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 49, pp. 1403–1405, 1986.
97. G. M. Carter, M. K. Thakur, Y. J. Chen, and J. V. Hryniewicz, “Time and wavelength resolved nonlinear optical spectroscopy of a polydiacetylene in the solid state using picosecond dye laser pulses,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 47, pp. 457–459, 1986.
98. G. I. Stegeman, R. Fortenberry, C. Karaguleff, R. Moshrefzadeh, W. H. Hetherington III, and N. E. Van Wychk, “Coherent antiStokes Raman scattering in thin film dielectric waveguides,” Opt. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 295–297, 1983.
99. C. T. Seaton, J. D. Valera, R. L. Shoemaker, G. I. Stegeman, J. Chilwell, and S. D. Smith, “Calculations of nonlinear TE waves guided by thin dielectric films bounded by nonlinear media,” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron., vol. QE-21, pp. 774–783. 1985.
100. J. V. Moloney, J. Ariyasu, C. T. Seaton, and G. I. Stegeman, “Stability of nonlinear stationary waves guided by a thin film bounded by nonlinear media,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 48, pp. 826–828, 1986.
101. E. M. Wright, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, J. V. Moloney, and A. D. Boardman, “Multi-soliton emission and optical limiting in a nonlinear waveguide,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 34, pp. 4442–4444, 1986.
102. M. Gubbels, E. M. Wright, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, and J. V. Moloney, “Effects of absorption on TE0 nonlinear guided waves,” Opt. Commun., vol. 61, p. 357, 1987.
103. D. Mihalache, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, E. M. Wright, R. Zanoni, T. Twardowski, and A. D. Boardman, “Exact dispersion relations solutions for TM polarized guided waves at a nonlinear interface,” Opt. Lett., vol. 12, pp. 178–179, 1987;
104. A. D. Boardman, T. Twardowski, A. Shivarova, and G. I. Stegeman, “Surface-guided nonlinear TM waves in planar waveguides,” Proc. Inst. Elec. Eng., vol. 134, pp. 152–160, 1987;
105. R. I. Joseph and D. N. Christodoulides, “Effect field decomposition for TM waves in nonlinear media,” Opt. Lett., vol. 12, pp. 826–828, 1987.
106. C. T. Seaton, J. Ariyasu, G. I. Stegeman, and T. P. Shen, “Nonlinear thin film guided waves in non-Kerr media,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 47, pp. 1254–1256, 1985;
107. G. I. Stegeman. E. M. Wright, and C. T. Seaton, J. V. Moloney, T. P. Shen, A. A. Maradudin, and R. F. Wallis, “Nonlinear slab-guided waves in non Kerr-like media,” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron., QE-22, pp. 977–983, 1986.
108. U. Langbein, F. Lederer, T. Peschel, and H. E. Ponath, “Nonlinear guided waves in saturable nonlinear media,” Opt. Lett., vol. 10, pp. 571–573, 1985.
109. W. R. Holland, “Nonlinear guided waves in low-index, self-focusing thin films: transverse electric case,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer., pp. 1529–1534, 1986.
110. K. Ogusu, “Nonlinear TE waves guided by graded-index planar waveguides,” Opt. Commun., vol. 63, pp. 380–384, 1987.
111. S. Chelkowski and J. Chrostowski, “Scaling rules for slab waveguides with nonlinear substrates,” Appl. Opt., vol. 26, pp. 3681–3686, 1987.
112. E. M. Wright, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, and J. V. Moloney, “Gaussian beam excitation of TE0 nonlinear guided waves,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 49, pp. 435–436, 1986.
113. J. V. Moloney, J. Ariyasu, C. T. Seaton, and G. I. Stegeman, “Numerical evidence for non-stationary nonlinear guided waves,” Opt. Lett., vol. 11, pp. 315–317, 1986.
114. M. A. Gubbels, E. M. Wright, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, and J. V. Moloney, “Numerical study of soliton emission from a nonlinear waveguide,” J. Opt. Soc. Amer., to be published.
115. L. Leine, C. Wachter, U. Langbein, and F. Lederer, “Propagation phenomena of nonlinear film guided waves in a configuration with material losses: A numerical analysis,” Opt. Lett., vol. 12, pp. 747–749, 1987.