Abstract
In this Letter we employ the general coupled-mode equations of the nonlinear directional coupler and demonstrate that the switching characteristics of prototypical nonlinear racetrack-resonator structures may differ considerably from those obtained when the standard, generally incorrect, coupled-mode equations are used.
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