Effect of two-photon absorption on soliton propagation and soliton-soliton interaction in a silicon waveguide

Amarendra K. Sarma; Manirupa Saha; Anjan Biswas

doi:10.1117/1.3339884

1 March 2010 Effect of two-photon absorption on soliton propagation and soliton-soliton interaction in a silicon waveguide

Amarendra K. Sarma, Manirupa Saha, Anjan Biswas

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 49, Issue 3, 035001 (March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3339884

Abstract

We demonstrate the formation of a fundamental soliton from a higher order soliton in a silicon waveguide if the two-photon absorption (TPA) parameter is judiciously chosen. We also report the effect of TPA on soliton-soliton interaction in a silicon waveguide.

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Amarendra K. Sarma, Manirupa Saha, and Anjan Biswas "Effect of two-photon absorption on soliton propagation and soliton-soliton interaction in a silicon waveguide," Optical Engineering 49(3), 035001 (1 March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3339884

Published: 1 March 2010

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