New all-optical wavelength auto-router based on spatial solitons
Author(s) -
YawDong Wu
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.004172
Subject(s) - multiplexer , wavelength division multiplexing , optics , router , wavelength , optical performance monitoring , optical add drop multiplexer , soliton , physics , optical communication , multiplexing , waveguide , nonlinear system , computer science , optoelectronics , telecommunications , computer network , quantum mechanics
We propose a novel all-optical wavelength auto-router based on spatial solitons. By using the swing effect of spatial solitons in a Kerr-type nonlinear medium, the proposed nonlinear waveguide structure could function as a self-routing wavelength division multiplexer (WDM). It could be a potential key component in the applications of ultra-high-speed and ultra-high-capacity optical communications and optical data processing systems.
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