Stable discrete surface light bullets
Author(s) -
Dumitru Mihalache,
Dumitru Mazilu,
F. Lederer,
Yuri S. Kivshar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.000589
Subject(s) - optics , surface (topology) , physics , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , waveguide , nonlinear system , crossover , geometry , mathematics , computer science , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
We analyze spatiotemporal light localization near the edge of a semi-infinite array of weakly coupled nonlinear optical waveguides and demonstrate the existence of a novel class of continuous-discrete spatiotemporal solitons, the so-called discrete surface light bullets. We show that their properties are strongly affected by the presence of the surface. To this end the crossover between surface and quasi-bulk bullets is studied by analyzing the families of solitons propagating at different distances from the edge of the waveguide array.
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