OBSERVATION OF SPATIAL SOLITONS IN ALGAAS WAVE-GUIDES

被引:85
作者
AITCHISON, JS [1 ]
ALHEMYARI, K [1 ]
IRONSIDE, CN [1 ]
GRANT, RS [1 ]
SIBBETT, W [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ST ANDREWS,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ST ANDREWS KY16 9SS,ENGLAND
关键词
OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES; SOLITONS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19921203
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The first observation of spatial optical solitons in the semiconductor AlGaAs is reported. Operating in the spectral region close to half the bandgap allows the positive nonlinearity of the semiconductor to be fully used, while minimising the effects of two-photon absorption.
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页码:1879 / 1880
页数:2
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