WAVE-GUIDES AND Y-JUNCTIONS FORMED IN BULK MEDIA BY USING DARK SPATIAL SOLITONS

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作者
LUTHERDAVIES, B [1 ]
YANG, XP [1 ]
机构
[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,RES SCH PHYS SCI & ENGN,CTR OPT SCI,CANBERRA,ACT 2601,AUSTRALIA
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10.1364/OL.17.000496
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Dark spatial solitons are created when intense quasi-plane waves containing amplitude or phase discontinuities propagate through self-defocusing, Kerr-like media. We show that dark solitons form not only stable waveguides but also structures equivalent to Y-junction splitters and other devices.
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