Full vectorial analysis of polarization effects in optical nanowires

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dc.contributor.authorAfshar Vahid, S.
dc.contributor.authorLohe, M.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, W.
dc.contributor.authorMonro, T.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThis paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-20-13-14514. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
dc.description.abstractWe develop a full theoretical analysis of the nonlinear interactions of the two polarizations of a waveguide by means of a vectorial model of pulse propagation which applies to high index subwavelength waveguides. In such waveguides there is an anisotropy in the nonlinear behavior of the two polarizations that originates entirely from the waveguide structure, and leads to switching properties. We determine the stability properties of the steady state solutions by means of a Lagrangian formulation. We find all static solutions of the nonlinear system, including those that are periodic with respect to the optical fiber length as well as nonperiodic soliton solutions, and analyze these solutions by means of a Hamiltonian formulation. We discuss in particular the switching solutions which lie near the unstable steady states, since they lead to self-polarization flipping which can in principle be employed to construct fast optical switches and optical logic gates.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityShahraam Afshar V., M. A. Lohe, Wen Qi Zhang, and Tanya M. Monro
dc.identifier.citationOptics Express, 2012; 20(13):14514-14533
dc.identifier.doi10.1364/OE.20.014514
dc.identifier.issn1094-4087
dc.identifier.issn1094-4087
dc.identifier.orcidLohe, M. [0000-0002-5214-2225]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/76678
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOptical Soc Amer
dc.rights© 2012 Optical Society of America
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1364/oe.20.014514
dc.subjectRefractometry
dc.subjectLight
dc.subjectScattering, Radiation
dc.subjectModels, Theoretical
dc.subjectNanotubes
dc.subjectComputer Simulation
dc.titleFull vectorial analysis of polarization effects in optical nanowires
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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