Optimization and characterization of phase-controlled all-optical switching with fiber solitons

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1224-1231

  Ramos, Pedro M ^a,b   Paiva, Carlos R ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES   (Portugal)

^c IST

Author keywords

Birefringent optical fibers; Fiber solitons; Nonlinear fiber couplers; Phase controlled switching; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE MODULATION; SOLITONS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CROSS PHASE MODULATION; LAGRANGIAN FORMULATION; PHASE CONTROLLED SWITCHING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031250921     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.658601     Document Type: Article

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