title: Optical bistability in axially modulated OmniGuide fibers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. marin@alum.mit.edu
authors.forename: Marin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soljacić
authors.forename: Mihai
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authors.lastname: Ibanescu
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Johnson
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authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Joannopoulos
authors.forename: Yoel
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authors.lastname: Fink