Light propagation through a nonlinear defect: symmetry breaking and controlled soliton emission

被引：30

作者：

Fratalocchi, Andrea

Assanto, Gaetano

机构：

[1] Univ Roma Tre, Nonlinear Opt & OptoElect Labs, Dept Elect Engn, I-00146 Rome, Italy

[2] Univ Roma Tre, Consorzio Nazl Interuniv Sci Fis Mat, I-00146 Rome, Italy

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 31卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.31.001489

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We investigate the emission of solitons at a nonlinear longitudinal defect. We discuss the basic physics and introduce a novel approach to achieve complete nonlinear control of the process. Theoretical results are confirmed by numerical simulations. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

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页码：1489 / 1491

页数：3

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