All-optical logic device using bent nonlinear tapered y-junction waveguide structure

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 517-524

  Wu, Yaw Dong ^a   Chen, Mao Hsiung ^b   Chu, Chin Hsuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

All optical logic device; Bent nonlinear tapered Y junction waveguide; Kerr type nonlinear interface; Nonlinear medium; Spatial soliton

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LOGIC GATES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; SOLITONS;

ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC DEVICES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0035741669     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030118120     Document Type: Article

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