Title :
Observation of polychromatic gap solitons generated by supercontinuum light
Author :
Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Dreischuh, Alexander ; Fischer, Robert ; Ha, Sangwoo ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Bolger, Jeremy ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Mitchell, Arnan ; Austin, Michael W. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Physics Centre and Laser Physics Centre, RSPhysSE, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
We present the frst observation of simultaneous spatio-spectral localization and formation of a supercontinuum gap soliton in an optical waveguide array, demonstrating new possibilities for tunable reshaping of polychromatic light in nonlinear periodic photonic structures.
Keywords :
Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Supercontinuum generation; Waveguide discontinuities;
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.2007.4431733
