Observation of discrete quadratic solitons

    Authors

    R. Iwanow; R. Schiek; G. I. Stegeman; T. Pertsch; F. Lederer; Y. Min;W. Sohler

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    Keywords

    WAVE-GUIDE ARRAYS; SPATIAL SOLITONS; LATTICES; Physics, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    Discrete solitons with two frequency components mutually locked by a quadratic nonlinearity have been observed for the first time. Optical experiments have been performed in arrays of coupled channel waveguides with tunable cascaded quadratic nonlinearity. The tunability was the prerequisite that soliton species with different topology could be identified in the same array. Moreover, soliton stability has been experimentally probed. Good agreement with theoretical predictions was found.

    Journal Title

    Physical Review Letters

    Volume

    93

    Issue/Number

    11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    4

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000223794400020

    ISSN

    0031-9007

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