Title :
Quadratic soliton self-routing: intensity dependent soliton reflection at an engineered PPLN dislocation
Author :
Jankovic, Ladislav ; Kim, Hongki ; Stegeman, George ; Carrasco, Silvia ; Torner, Lluis ; Katz, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
The reflection of quadratic spatial solitons by a QPM engineered, dislocated, quadratically nonlinear interface was observed for the first time. The reflection occurred at small incidence angles and higher intensities while transmission resulted at low intensities
Keywords :
dislocations; interface structure; light reflection; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical solitons; LiNbO3; engineered PPLN dislocation; high-intensity reflection; intensity dependent reflection; low-intensity transmission; quadratic soliton; quadratically nonlinear interface; quasiphase-matched structure; small-incidence-angle reflection; soliton reflection; soliton self-routing; spatial solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
