Title :
Random-phase solitons in nonlinear periodic lattices
Author :
Buljan, Hrvoje ; Cohen, Oren ; Fleischer, Jason W. ; Schwartz, Tal ; Segev, Mordechai ; Musslimani, Ziad H. ; Efremidis, Nikolaos K. ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Technion, Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We present the first theoretical study and experimental demonstration of random-phase solitons (RPS) in nonlinear periodic lattices. For RPS to exist, their intensity profile and statistical (coherence) properties must conform to the lattice periodicity.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical solitons; periodic structures; coherence; intensity profile; nonlinear periodic lattices; random-phase solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
