• DocumentCode
    1108006
  • Title

    Asymmetric dark modes in symmetric nonlinear waveguides

  • Author

    Chen, Yijiang ; Atai, Javid

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    855
  • Lastpage
    861
  • Abstract
    We show that symmetric nonlinear waveguides can support the asymmetric dark modes. The existence of a novel class of bright nonlinear guided wave with nonzero-intensity background is also demonstrated
  • Keywords
    optical self-focusing; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; asymmetric dark modes; bright nonlinear guided wave; nonzero-intensity background; optical self defocusing; symmetric nonlinear waveguides; Ear; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.293978
  • Filename
    293978