Discrete nonlinear localization in femtosecond laser written waveguides in fused silica

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作者
Szameit, A
Blömer, D
Burghoff, J
Schreiber, T
Pertsch, T
Nolte, S
Tünnermann, A
Lederer, F
机构
[1] Univ Jena, Inst Appl Phys, D-07743 Jena, Germany
[2] Fraunhofer Inst Appl Opt & Precis Engn, D-07745 Jena, Germany
[3] Univ Jena, Inst Condensed Matter Theory & Opt, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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OPTICS EXPRESS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 26期
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10.1364/OPEX.13.010552
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The observation of discrete spatial solitons in fs laser written waveguide arrays in fused silica is reported for the first time. The fs writing process permits the specific setting of the linear and nonlinear guiding properties of the waveguides. The results in this paper reveal a new avenue for the fabrication of various nonlinear optical devices. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.
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页码:10552 / 10557
页数:6
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