All optical switching by total internal reflection in nonlinear interface of (2+1)D beams in SBN61:Ce

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Alvarado-Mendez ◽  
Miguel Torres-Cisneros ◽  
Oscar G. Ibarra-Manzano ◽  
Jose A. Andrade-Lucio ◽  
R. Rojas-Laguna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Optical Switching ◽  
Internal Reflection ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Nonlinear Interface ◽  
All Optical Switching

An Optical Cross-Connect Switch Based on Micro-Bubbles

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Chen ◽  
S. Close ◽  
J. Fouquet ◽  
R. Haven ◽  
H. Reynolds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineer ◽  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Optical Switching ◽  
Internal Reflection ◽  
Bubble Behavior ◽  
Communications Networks ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Optical Cross Connect ◽  
Cross Connect

Abstract An all optical cross-connect for communications networks is presented here. Optical switching is accomplished in a planar silica lightwave circuit where the switching array matrix is defined by a system of intersecting waveguides. Small microchannels are fabricated at the waveguide intersection and are filled with an index matched liquid. Microbubbles are thermally manipulated to allow light to be either transmitted or reflected by total internal reflection. The physics associated with the bubble behavior and the requirements of a reliable package present a slew of challenges for the mechanical engineer.

Third‐order optical nonlinearity and all‐optical switching in porous silicon

1995 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fryad Z. Henari ◽  
Kai Morgenstern ◽  
Werner J. Blau ◽  
Vladimir A. Karavanskii ◽  
Vladimir S. Dneprovskii
Keyword(s):  
Porous Silicon ◽  
Optical Switching ◽  
Optical Nonlinearity ◽  
Third Order ◽  
All Optical ◽  
All Optical Switching
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document