• DocumentCode
    2881815
  • Title

    Discrete quadratic interface solitons

  • Author

    Siviloglou, G.A. ; Makris, K.G. ; Iwanow, R. ; Schiek, R. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Min, Y. ; Sohler, W.

  • Author_Institution
    CREOL / Coll. of Opt., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the first experimental observation of discrete quadratic interface solitons existing at the edge of a PPLN waveguide array. Both in-phase and staggered discrete surface solitons were observed.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical solitons; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; PPLN waveguide array; discrete quadratic interface solitons; in-phase discrete surface solitons; periodically poled lithium niobate; staggered discrete surface solitons; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; 190.2620; 190.4350; 190.4390; 190.5530;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628873
  • Filename
    4628873