Title :
Asymmetric dark modes in symmetric nonlinear waveguides
Author :
Chen, Yijiang ; Atai, Javid
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We show that symmetric nonlinear waveguides can support the asymmetric dark modes. The existence of a novel class of bright nonlinear guided wave with nonzero-intensity background is also demonstrated
Keywords :
optical self-focusing; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; asymmetric dark modes; bright nonlinear guided wave; nonzero-intensity background; optical self defocusing; symmetric nonlinear waveguides; Ear; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
