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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431437
