Noncollinear generation of optical spatiotemporal solitons and application to ultrafast digital logic.
We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that spatiotemporal solitons can be generated through noncollinear second-harmonic generation. The resulting Y geometry could be used to implement an optical AND gate with ultrafast, high-contrast operation but without sensitivity to the phases of the input pulses.
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Department of Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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Wise
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D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008128:Logic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics