Optical bistability in axially modulated OmniGuide fibers.
We demonstrate the feasibility of optical bistability in an axially modulated nonlinear OmniGuide fiber through analytical theory and detailed numerical experiments. At 1.55-microm carrier wavelength, the in-fiber devices that we propose can operate with only a few tens of milliwatts of power, can have a nearly instantaneous response and recovery time, and can be shorter than 100 microm.
Soljacić
Marin
M
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. marin@alum.mit.edu
Ibanescu
Mihai
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Johnson
Steven G
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Joannopoulos
J D
JD
Fink
Yoel
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