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Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides

EIT and STIRAP in waveguides: Linear and nonlinear effects in a three-core coupled system

Yoav Lahini, Francesca Pozzi, Marc Sorel, Roberto Morandotti, Yaron R. Silberberg

Published Jan 1, 2007• 3 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate the elimination of tunneling between two coupled waveguides and adiabatic passage between uncoupled waveguides, in analogy with the quantum effects of EIT and STIRAP. We investigate the influence of nonlinearity on these effects.
DOI
10.1364/bgpp.2007.jwbpdp1

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