OBSERVATION OF SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS IN A NONLINEAR GLASS WAVE-GUIDE

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作者
AITCHISON, JS
WEINER, AM
SILBERBERG, Y
OLIVER, MK
JACKEL, JL
LEAIRD, DE
VOGEL, EM
SMITH, PWE
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[1] Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, 07701
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10.1364/OL.15.000471
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report the observation of spatial optical solitons due to the Kerr nonlinearity in a planar glass waveguide and present measurements of the nonlinear response obtained by placing a pinhole at the output of the waveguide. For input intensities greater than that required for the fundamental soliton, we observe breakup of the output owing to the effect of two-photon absorption. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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