DocumentCode
2789153
Title
Experimental observation of modulational instability in the 1st and 2nd band of a self-defocusing nonlinear waveguide array
Author
Rueter, Christian E. ; Wisniewski, Jürgen ; Kip, Detlef
Author_Institution
Institut of Physics and Physical Technologies, Clausthal University of Technology, LeibnizstraÃ\x9fe 4, D-38678 Zellerfeld, Germany
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We observed experimentally discrete modulational instability within the first two bands in a permanent nonlinear waveguide array fabricated in an iron-doped photorefractive lithium niobate crystal.
Keywords
Lithium niobate; Modulation coding; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Pulse modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431437
Filename
4431437
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