All-optical switching and amplification of discrete vector solitons in nonlinear cubic birefringent waveguide arrays.
We study all-optical switching based on the dynamic properties of discrete vector solitons in waveguide arrays. We employ the concept of polarization mode instability and demonstrate simultaneous switching and amplification of a weak signal by a strong pump of the opposite polarization.
Vicencio
Rodrigo A
RA
Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile. rodrigov@fisica.ciencias.uchile.cl
Molina
Mario I
MI
Kivshar
Yuri S
YS