Light propagation through a nonlinear defect: Symmetry breaking and controlled soliton emission

Andrea Fratalocchi; Gaetano Assanto

doi:10.1364/OL.31.001489

Light propagation through a nonlinear defect: Symmetry breaking and controlled soliton emission

Andrea Fratalocchi, Gaetano Assanto

Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

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Abstract

We investigate the emission of solitons at a nonlinear longitudinal defect. We discuss the basic physics and introduce a novel approach to achieve complete nonlinear control of the process. Theoretical results are confirmed by numerical simulations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1489-1491
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.31.001489
State	Published - Jan 1 2006

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Light propagation through a nonlinear defect: Symmetry breaking and controlled soliton emission

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