Title :
Phase transition of discrete quadratic solitons
Author :
Setzpfandt, Frank ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Schiek, Roland ; Tünnermann, Andreas ; Pertsch, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We predict theoretically and observe experimentally an abrupt power-controlled transition from unstaggered to staggered second harmonic phase profiles of discrete solitons with linear second harmonic coupling in periodically poled waveguide arrays.
Keywords :
Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Physics; Power system harmonics; Propagation constant;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
