A Kerr soliton refers to a specific type of soliton, a self-reinforcing wave packet, that arises in nonlinear optical systems due to the Kerr effect. The Kerr effect is the phenomenon where the refractive index of a material changes with the...

An optical gate typically refers to a device or system that controls the transmission of light, allowing it to pass through...

A microbubble resonator is a device used in photonics and optical physics for the precise manipulation of light waves. It...

Optical fiber optic switches are devices used in optical fiber communication systems to selectively route optical signals...

A liquid crystal light valve (LCLV), also known as a spatial light modulator (SLM), is an optical device that modulates the...

A micro-ring resonator is a compact optical device that utilizes the resonant behavior of light within a small ring-shaped...

Chalcogenide refers to a class of compounds containing elements from group 16 of the periodic table, which includes sulfur...

The optical Fourier transform is a mathematical operation applied to optical signals that involves transforming a spatial...

Self-phase modulation (SPM) is a nonlinear optical phenomenon that occurs when an intense laser beam passes through a...

A spatial light modulator (SLM) is an optical device that modulates or manipulates the amplitude, phase, or polarization of...

Nonlinear optics is a branch of optics that studies the optical phenomena that occur when intense light interacts with a...