Nonlinear wave interactions in patterned Silica and AlGaAs waveguides

Yoav Linzon*, Boris A. Malomed, Michael Zaezjev, Roberto Morandott, Maite Volatier, Vincent Aimez, Richard Ares, Shimshon Bar-Ad

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Abstract

We study nonlinear interactions between discrete optical solitons that propagate in different regimes of diffraction, and the nonlinear scattering of dispersive waves by local optical potentials. It is well known in optics that when linear coherent waves meet, they interfere without interactions. Linear waves also scatter through local optical structures not exchanging any power with the guided modes of these structures. As a focusing Kerr nonlinearity is present, such linearly-inhibited phenomena can exist. Our studies are performed in silica and AlGaAs nonlinear waveguides, excited by ultra-short pulses in the near infrared.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)555-562
Number of pages8
JournalCentral European Journal of Physics
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation944/05, 8006/03

    Keywords

    • Discrete solitons
    • Nonlinear interactions
    • Nonlinear waveguides
    • Wave scattering
    • Wave trapping

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