2-DIMENSIONAL GAP SOLITONS IN A NONLINEAR PERIODIC SLAB WAVE-GUIDE

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作者
ACEVES, AB [1 ]
COSTANTINI, B [1 ]
DEANGELIS, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PADUA,DIPARTIMENTO ELETTR & INFORMAT,I-35131 PADUA,ITALY
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10.1364/JOSAB.12.001475
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present a three-dimensional analysis of counterpropagating waves in a periodic nonlinear slab waveguide. The analysis reveals the existence of two-dimensional gap solitons, whose stability depends on their total power's being above (unstable) or below (stable) a critical power. Numerical experiments validate the analytical results.
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页码:1475 / 1479
页数:5
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