Reconfigurable Network Routing with Spatial Soliton Crossbar Switches

Abstract

The ultimate goal of this program was to use spatial solitons as reconfigurable interconnects for guiding signals between multiple input and output ports. The central idea is to use the solitons as a waveguide for guiding signals. Deflecting the soliton electro-optically allows the soliton (and hence the signal) to be steered in space. The research goals were to: (1) Steer solitons electro-optically in AlGaAs slab waveguides; (2) Grow PTS crystals in bulk and waveguide from and guide solitons in them; (3) Understand some of the basic properties of spatial solitons in quadratic media. And assess their suitability for inteconnects. (4) Implement rudimentary interconnects and assess performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1999
Accession Number
ADA376918

Entities

People

  • George I. Stegeman
  • Lars Friedrich
  • Michael Canva
  • Roman Malendevich
  • Russell Fuerst

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crossbar Switches
  • Crystals
  • Families (Human)
  • Films
  • Geometry
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optics
  • Piezoceramics
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductors
  • Single Crystals
  • Solitons
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space