Title :
Nonlinear interactions in discrete systems
Author :
Meier, Joachim ; Stegeman, George ; Eisenberg, H.S. ; Silberberg, Y. ; Morandotti, R. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
CREOL/Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We report our experimental and numerical investigation of nonlinear beam interactions in discrete waveguide arrays. We investigated the case of two parallel, copolarized beams interacting for different power levels and varying initial phase.
Keywords :
laser beams; nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; copolarized beams; discrete systems; nonlinear beam interactions; parallel beams; waveguide arrays; Diffraction; Nonlinear optics; Numerical simulation; Optical attenuators; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Photonic band gap; Photorefractive materials; Power generation; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251584
