Directional couplers composed of non-Kerr-law material
- 15 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 15 (10) , 535-537
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.15.000535
Abstract
The effects on propagation in directional couplers made of non-Kerr-law material are examined. Many unstable modes can exist at one input power level, in contrast to only one for Kerr-law material. Special design features are possible by tailoring the dependence of the refractive index on intensity.Keywords
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