Soliton emission at a phase-mismatch boundary in a quadratic nonlinear film waveguide

Autor: Alain Barthélémy, Victor Quiring, Fabio Baronio, Wolfgang Sohler, Paul-Henri Pioger, Yoohong Min, Costantino De Angelis, Vincent Couderc
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 0146-9592
Popis: We report the experimental demonstration of spatial nonlinear beam displacement caused by an interface between periodically modulated and uniform quadratic nonlinearity. We observe intensity- and phase-mismatch-dependent spatial beam displacement at 1548 nm in lithium niobate waveguides. The device has the potential to provide a soliton-emission-based, ultrafast all-optical switch.
Databáze: OpenAIRE