title: Noncollinear generation of optical spatiotemporal solitons and application to ultrafast digital logic.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beckwitt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008128:Logic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics