Title :
H - waves in nonlinear AlGaAs waveguide arrays
Author :
Droulias, Sotiris ; Moshonas, Nikos ; Kominis, Yannis ; Hizanidis, Kyriakos ; Meier, Joachim ; Efremidis, Nikos ; Christodoulides, Demetrios
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We theoretically demonstrate that optical discrete H-waves are possible in normally dispersive waveguide arrays. Methods to excite this family of waves in AlGaAs systems are presented.
Keywords :
Runge-Kutta methods; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical arrays; optical waveguides; AlGaAs; dispersive waveguide arrays; fourth order Runge-Kutta methods; nonlinear AlGaAs waveguide arrays; optical discrete H-waves; self-focusing Kerr coefficient; Diffraction; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical computing; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548698
