Mathematical Modeling of Novel Optical Fiber Devices
Abstract
The research performed under this grant dealt with the modeling of optical pulses propagating in arrays of nonlinear fibers. In this work, it is shown for the first time that a dynamics of self-localization happens. Here, pulses distributed along the array at input, coallesce into a single, intense and shorter pulse. It is then proposed to use this device as a pulse compressor. A second application studied, was that of switching across the array. It is expected that in the near future, all optical switches will avoid existing bottleneck problems in data transmission, due to slow electronics. As a consequence of these studies, we proposed and studied novel switching mechanisms in fiber arrays. We demonstrate numerically and analytically conditions where an input pulse is switched to a prescribed output port.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA342522
Entities
People
- Alejandro B. Aceves
Organizations
- University of New Mexico