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Phase jump in an optical directional coupler

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Abstract

The phase jumps in a linear coupler and a nonlinear coherent coupler are demonstrated analytically. The theoretical results show that slight changes in the ratio of input powers or a mismatch in the linear coupler slight changes in the input power in the nonlinear coupler can lead to a phase shift of π. This characteristic of the coupler may lead to electro-optical switching with an ultralow switching voltage or to all-optical switching with low switching power.

© 2001 Optical Society of America

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