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Ultra-fast reconfigurable spatial switching between a quadratic solitary wave and a weak signal

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Experimental and numerical investigations of an ultra-fast reconfigurable spatial switch based on the nonlinear interaction between a weak wave (the signal) and a solitary wave (the control) at 1548 nm are reported. The non-collinear interaction in a quadratic nonlinear film waveguide gives birth to a third switched optical beam (the idler). This beam could be steered according to the transverse spatial position of the control beam.

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  1. XLIM, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Limoges/CNRS, 123 Ave. A. Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France

    P.-H. Pioger, V. Couderc, L. Grossard & A. Barthélémy

  2. Dipartimento di Elettronica per l’Automazione, Università di Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123, Brescia, Italy

    F. Baronio & C. De Angelis

  3. Angewandte Physik, Universität Paderborn, 33095, Paderborn, Germany

    Y.H. Min, V. Quiring & W. Sohler

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Pioger, PH., Couderc, V., Grossard, L. et al. Ultra-fast reconfigurable spatial switching between a quadratic solitary wave and a weak signal. Appl. Phys. B 85, 131–134 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2340-9

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