Random-Phase Solitons in Nonlinear Periodic Lattices

H. Buljan, O. Cohen, J. W. Fleischer, T. Schwartz, M. Segev, Z. H. Musslimani, N. K. Efremidis, and D. N. Christodoulides
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223901 – Published 3 June 2004

Abstract

We predict the existence of random phase solitons in nonlinear periodic lattices. These solitons exist when the nonlinear response time is much longer than the characteristic time of random phase fluctuations. The intensity profiles, power spectra, and statistical (coherence) properties of these stationary waves conform to the periodicity of the lattice. The general phenomenon of such solitons is analyzed in the context of nonlinear photonic lattices.

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  • Received 9 November 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.223901

©2004 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

H. Buljan1,2, O. Cohen1, J. W. Fleischer1, T. Schwartz1, and M. Segev1

  • 1Physics Department, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Zagreb, PP 332, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Z. H. Musslimani, N. K. Efremidis, and D. N. Christodoulides

  • University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA

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Vol. 92, Iss. 22 — 4 June 2004

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