Self-focusing and defocusing in waveguide arrays

R. Morandotti, H. S. Eisenberg, Y. Silberberg, M. Sorel, J. S. Aitchison

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Abstract

Two regimes of diffraction that existed in waveguide arrays were shown. The diffraction was observed to depend upon the input conditions. At higher powers, such diffraction lead to self-focusing and soliton formation through the nonlinear Kerr effect. A change in the input conditions resulted in nonlinear defocusing and anomalous diffraction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3296-3299
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume86
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Apr 2001
Externally publishedYes

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