Title :
Discrete nonlinear X-waves in waveguide arrays
Author :
Lahini, Yoav ; Frumker, Eugene ; Silberberg, Yaron ; Droulias, Sotiris ; Hizanidis, Kyriakos ; Morandotti, Roberto ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot
Abstract :
We present experimental evidence for the formation of nonlinear X-waves in AlGaAs waveguide arrays. These results agree with numerical simulations based on the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation with an appropriate temporal dispersion term.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Schrodinger equation; aluminium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; AlGaAs; discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation; discrete nonlinear X-waves; temporal dispersion term; waveguide arrays; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Schrodinger equation; Shape; (130.2790) Guided waves; (190.3270) Kerr effect; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628875
