Discrete Spatial Optical Solitons in Waveguide Arrays

H. S. Eisenberg, Y. Silberberg, R. Morandotti, A. R. Boyd, and J. S. Aitchison
Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3383 – Published 19 October 1998
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Abstract

We report the observation of discrete spatial optical solitons in an array of 41 waveguides. Light was coupled to the central waveguide. At low power, the propagating field spreads as it couples to more waveguides. When sufficient power was injected, the field was localized close to the input waveguides and its distribution was successfully described by the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

  • Received 25 June 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.3383

©1998 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

H. S. Eisenberg and Y. Silberberg

  • Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel

R. Morandotti, A. R. Boyd, and J. S. Aitchison

  • Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland

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Vol. 81, Iss. 16 — 19 October 1998

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