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OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 14, Issue 22, Pages 10678-10683Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010678
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We describe stable symmetry-breaking states in systems with two coupled nonlinear cavities, using coupled-mode theory and rigorous simulations. Above a threshold input level the symmetric state of the passive Kerr system becomes unstable, and we show how this phenomenon can be employed for switching and flip-flop purposes, using positive pulses only. A device with compact photonic crystal microcavities is proposed by which we numerically demonstrate the principle. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.
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