Generation Of A Periodic Array Of Dark Spatial Solitons In The Regime Of Effective Amplification

    Authors

    P. V. Mamyshev; C. Bosshard;G. I. Stegeman

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Opt. Soc. Am. B-Opt. Phys.

    Keywords

    OPTICAL FIBERS; PROPAGATION; TRAINS; Optics

    Abstract

    We experimentally demonstrate the generation of a periodic array of dark spatial solitons from two plane waves propagating at some angle in the regime of adiabatic amplification in a Kerr-like medium. The importance of amplification for the generation of clean dark solitons is shown. The combined action of nonlinearity, diffraction, and amplification leads to the reshaping of the input signal into an array of dark solitons with flat phase fronts in the bright background region.

    Journal Title

    Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

    Volume

    11

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-1994

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1254

    Last Page

    1260

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1994NW10900013

    ISSN

    0740-3224

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