Optics in non homogeneous waveguide arrays

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-106

  Morandotti, R ^a   Eisenberg, H S ^b   Mandelik, D ^c   Silberberg, Y ^c   Modotto, D ^d   Sorel, M ^e   Stanley, C R ^e   Aitchison, J S ^f  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Discrete solitons; Integrated optics; Semiconductor devices; Waveguide arrays

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLITONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; DISCRETE SOLITONS; NONLINEAR DISCRETE SYSTEMS; WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS;

ARRAYS;

EID: 22144496467     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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