Nonlinear self-switching and multiple gap-soliton formation in a fiber Bragg grating

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作者
Taverner, D [1 ]
Broderick, NGR [1 ]
Richardson, DJ [1 ]
Laming, RI [1 ]
Ibsen, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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10.1364/OL.23.000328
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report, for the first time to our knowledge, the experimental observation of quasi-cw nonlinear switching and multiple gap-soliton formation within the bandgap of a fiber Bragg grating. As many as five gap solitons with 100-500-ps durations were generated from a 2-ns pulse at a launched peak intensity of approximate to 27 GW/cm(2). A corresponding increase in the grating transmission from 3% to 40% of the incident pulse energy was observed. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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