Title

Spatial modulational instability and multisolitonlike generation in a quadratically nonlinear optical medium

Authors

Authors

R. A. Fuerst; D. M. Baboiu; B. Lawrence; W. E. Torruellas; G. I. Stegeman; S. Trillo;S. Wabnitz

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Keywords

LINEAR SCHRODINGER-EQUATION; SOLITONS; FIBERS; CHAOS; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

A novel type of spatial modulational instability induced by the dynamical interaction of two strongly coupled fundamental and harmonic fields in a second-order nonlinear optical material is demonstrated experimentally. This phenomenon is explained theoretically on the basis of a one-dimensional Floquet theory. At high intensities, the formation of a 1D solitary wave lattice is superseded by the onset of 2D modulational instabilities.

Journal Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

78

Issue/Number

14

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.2756

Language

English

First Page

2756

Last Page

2759

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1997WR91500019

ISSN

0031-9007

Recommended Citation

"Spatial modulational instability and multisolitonlike generation in a quadratically nonlinear optical medium" (1997). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 1910.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/1910