SIMPLE-MODEL FOR SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS IN PLANAR WAVE-GUIDES

被引:17
作者
LI, QY
PASK, C
SAMMUT, RA
机构
[1] Department of Mathematics, University College, University of New South Wales, Canberra
[2] Northern Jiao Tong University, Beijing
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D O I
10.1364/OL.16.001083
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We use a variational method to develop a simple model for the steady-state behavior of self-trapped beams that have recently been observed in nonlinear planar waveguides. The model allows us to study the transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional self-trapping as power levels increase and also to investigate the effect of saturation on these beams.
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页码:1083 / 1085
页数:3
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