Title :
Modulational instability in discrete optics
Author :
Meier, J. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Silberberg, Y. ; Morandotti, R. ; Yang, H. ; Salamo, G. ; Sorel, M. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We observed, for the first time, the breakup of a wide high intensity beam due to modulational instability in the normal diffraction region of a discrete optical system and its absence in the anomalous regime
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; light diffraction; optical arrays; optical solitons; optical waveguides; discrete optics; modulational instability; normal diffraction region;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
