• DocumentCode
    2624849
  • Title

    Stability of narrow discrete solitons in quadratic nonlinear media

  • Author

    Kobyakov, A. ; Hagan, D.J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W. ; Darmanyan, S. ; Lederer, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Opt./CREOL, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6-10 Aug. 2000
  • Firstpage
    347
  • Lastpage
    349
  • Abstract
    We present a linear stability analysis for strongly localized modes in discrete media with quadratic nonlinearity. The stability criteria for modes of different topology are derived in terms of the fourth order polynomials. Various instability scenarios are discussed.
  • Keywords
    localised modes; nonlinear media; optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; polynomials; stability; stability criteria; topology; discrete media; fourth order polynomials; instability scenarios; linear stability analysis; narrow discrete solitons; quadratic nonlinear media; quadratic nonlinearity; stability; stability criteria; strongly localized modes; topology; Biomedical optical imaging; Couplings; Decision support systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Physics; Solid state circuits; Stability; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-646-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NLO.2000.883671
  • Filename
    883671