Title

Quadratic spatial solitons

Authors

Authors

G. I. Stegeman

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

C. R. Phys.

Keywords

soliton; quadratic spatial solitons; POLED LITHIUM-NIOBATE; WAVE-GUIDE ARRAYS; SOLITARY WAVES; 2ND-HARMONIC; GENERATION; OPTICAL SOLITONS; MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; 2ND-ORDER; NONLINEARITIES; LIGHT-BEAMS; SELF-CONFINEMENT; WALKING SOLITONS; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Quadratic spatial solitons, beams that propagate unchanged in shape and magnitude, are supported by second order optical nonlinearities and can occur in all wave mixing processes under appropriate conditions. They are multi-component, consisting of all the frequency components that are coupled by a second order nonlinear interaction near a phase-matching condition. They have been observed in a number of bulk crystalline media, in LiNbO3 slab waveguides and in arrays of parallel, weakly coupled, LiNbO3 channel waveguides. The properties of the solitons and their excitation will be reviewed.

Journal Title

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volume

8

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

221

Last Page

233

WOS Identifier

WOS:000245841500009

ISSN

1631-0705

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