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

    Authors

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

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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 At high intensities, the formation of a 1D solitary wave lattice is superseded by the onset of 2D modulational instabilities.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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2756

    Last Page

    2759

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1997WR91500019

    ISSN

    0031-9007

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