Observation of spatial optical solitons in a nonlinear glass waveguide

We report the observation of spatial optical solitons due to the Kerr nonlinearity in a planar glass waveguide and present measurements of the nonlinear response obtained by placing a pinhole at the output of the waveguide. For input intensities greater than that required for the fundamental soliton...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics letters 1990-05, Vol.15 (9), p.471-473
Hauptverfasser:	AITCHISON, J. S, WEINER, A. M, SILBERBERG, Y, OLIVER, M. K, JACKEL, J. L, LEAIRD, D. E, VOGEL, E. M, SMITH, P. W. E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Nonlinear optics Optics Physics
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the observation of spatial optical solitons due to the Kerr nonlinearity in a planar glass waveguide and present measurements of the nonlinear response obtained by placing a pinhole at the output of the waveguide. For input intensities greater than that required for the fundamental soliton, we observe breakup of the output owing to the effect of two-photon absorption.
ISSN:	0146-9592 1539-4794
DOI:	10.1364/ol.15.000471