DocumentCode
2269845
Title
Modulation instability & Bragg soliton formation in a highly nonlinear As2 S3 waveguide Bragg grating
Author
Baker, Neil J. ; Roelens, Michael ; Madden, Steve ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We observe modulational instability and pulse train generation in an integrated waveguide Bragg grating written in highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass. This Bragg soliton effect occurs at pulse energies 10,000 times lower than any previous reports.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; optical waveguides; As2S3; Bragg soliton; highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass; integrated waveguide Bragg grating; modulational instability; pulse train generation; Bragg gratings; Optical buffering; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Solitons; Space vector pulse width modulation; Waveguide lasers; (190.4390) Nonliner optics, integrated; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572976
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