Title :
Observation of nonlinear Light Bullets in waveguide arrays
Author :
Eilenberger, F. ; Minardi, S. ; Pshenay-Severin, E. ; Kartashov, Y. ; Szameit, A. ; Röpke, U. ; Kobelke, J. ; Schuster, K. ; Torner, L. ; Bartelt, H. ; Nolte, S. ; Lederer, F. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Pertsch, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We investigate femtosecond spatiotemporal dynamics in waveguide arrays. Experiments use an ultrafast cross-correlator tracing the Light Bullet evolution. Simulations with higher-order effects underline the solitary nature of the observed wavepackets.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; femtosecond spatiotemporal dynamics; higher-order effects; light bullet evolution; nonlinear light bullets; ultrafast cross-correlator tracing; waveguide arrays; Crystals; Diffraction; Dispersion; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Spatiotemporal phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
