Open AccessBragg solitons and optical switching in nonlinear periodic structures: an historical perspective
Author(s) -
Thomas G. Brown,
Benjamin J. Eggleton
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.3.000385
Subject(s) - optics , nonlinear system , perspective (graphical) , physics , nonlinear optics , optical switch , self phase modulation , pulse shaping , pulse (music) , laser , computer science , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , detector
A brief historical narrative of the study of Bragg solitons and optical switching in nonlinear periodic structures is presented, beginning with the first theoretical predictions in the late 1970s up to and including several recent experimental demonstrations of optical switching and nonlinear pulse propagation in these structures.