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Spatial Optical Solitons in Waveguide Arrays

Date

Authors

Eisenberg, H S

Silberberg, Y

Sukhorukov, Andrey

Kivshar, Yuri

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

We overview theoretical and experimental results on spatial optical solitons excited in arrays of nonlinear waveguides. First, we briefly summarize the basic properties of the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation frequently employed to study spa

Keywords

Keywords: Approximation theory; Computer simulation; Dielectric materials; Diffraction; Energy gap; Light reflection; Mathematical models; Nonlinear equations; Optical bistability; Ordinary differential equations; Solitons; Thin films; Bandgap spectrum; Binary wave Bloch oscillations; Bloch waves; Coupled-mode theory; Diffraction management; Discrete diffraction; Gap solitons; Modulational instability; Optical waveguide networks; Spatial solitons; Waveguide arrays

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/94329

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2002.806184