Title :
Discrete Ginzburg-Landau solitons in laser arrays
Author :
Efremidis, N. ; Hudock, J. ; Christodoulides, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that discrete solitons are possible in laser arrays described by Ginzburg-Landau lattices. As a result of discreteness, we find that this system exhibits novel features that have no counterpart whatsoever in either the continuous limit or in other conservative discrete models.
Keywords :
Ginzburg-Landau theory; laser arrays; optical solitons; Ginzburg-Landau lattices; discrete solitons; laser arrays; Equations; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238506
