Analysis of a nonlinear Mach-Zhender Interferometer

Analysis of a nonlinear Mach-Zhender Interferometer

In the present paper, a detailed investigation on the switching behavior of a nonlinear Mach-Zhender Interferometer (NMZI) has been carried out using Beam Propagation Method (BPM). A NMZI is the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) in which one arm is made-up of a nonlinear material. Considering one op...

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Hauptverfasser: Srivastava, A., Paltani, P.P., Medhekar, S.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
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Arm
Nonlinear optics
Optical beams
Optical interferometry
Optical materials
Optical propagation
Optical refraction
Optical variables control
Refractive index
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Zusammenfassung:In the present paper, a detailed investigation on the switching behavior of a nonlinear Mach-Zhender Interferometer (NMZI) has been carried out using Beam Propagation Method (BPM). A NMZI is the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) in which one arm is made-up of a nonlinear material. Considering one optical input (one beam), a thorough investigation on input verses output characteristic has been carried out by varying different parameters like length of the arms, refractive index of the linear/ nonlinear arm, wavelength of the input beams and nonlinear coefficient of the material of the nonlinear arm. The present paper provides a physical y intuitive understanding of the effect of changing different parameters of the NMZI on its switching behavior.