EFFECTIVE-INDEX METHOD FOR SPATIAL SOLITONS IN PLANAR WAVE-GUIDES WITH KERR-TYPE NONLINEARITY

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作者
CHIANG, KS [1 ]
SAMMUT, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEW S WALES,UNIV COLL,DEPT MATH,CANBERRA,ACT 2600,AUSTRALIA
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.000704
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An effective-index method is developed for analyzing the steady-state behavior of optical spatial solitons in nonlinear, planar waveguides. By converting a two-dimensional nonlinear waveguide into an approximate one-dimensional linear waveguide, this method simplifies the numerical calculation significantly. The applicability of the method is illustrated by a number of examples, including waveguides with nonlinearity in the cladding or the film.
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