Title :
Modulation instability & Bragg soliton formation in a highly nonlinear As2S3 waveguide Bragg grating
Author :
Baker, Neil J. ; Roelens, Michael ; Madden, Steve ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We observe modulational instability and pulse train generation in an integrated waveguide Bragg grating written in highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass. This Bragg soliton effect occurs at pulse energies 10,000 times lower than any previous reports.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; optical waveguides; As2S3; Bragg soliton; highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass; integrated waveguide Bragg grating; modulational instability; pulse train generation; Bragg gratings; Optical buffering; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Solitons; Space vector pulse width modulation; Waveguide lasers; (190.4390) Nonliner optics, integrated; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
