Discrete Spatial Optical Solitons in Waveguide Arrays
H. S. EisenbergDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, IsraelYaron SilberbergDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, IsraelRoberto MorandottiDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, IsraelA BoydDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, IsraelJ. Stewart AitchisonDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
1998en
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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 Schr\"odinger equation.
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