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All-optical discrete vortex switch

Anton S. DesyatnikovMark R. DennisAlbert Ferrando

subject

PhysicsBreatherPhysics::OpticsNonlinear opticsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsVortexNonlinear systemCondensed Matter::SuperconductivityElectrical equipmentQuantum mechanicsDomain (ring theory)Phase conjugationNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsTopological quantum number

description

We introduce discrete vortex solitons and vortex breathers in circular arrays of nonlinear waveguides. The simplest vortex breather in a four-waveguide coupler is a nonlinear dynamic state changing its topological charge between $+1$ and $\ensuremath{-}1$ periodically during propagation. We find the stability domain for this solution and suggest an all-optical vortex switching scheme.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-06-20Physical Review A
https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.83.063822