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Nonlinearity management in optics
Author(s) -
Porter Mason A.,
Centurion Martin,
Pu Ye,
Kevrekidis P. G.,
Frantezeskakis D. J.,
Psaltis Demetri
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200700693
Subject(s) - nonlinear system , physics , nonlinear optics , optics , plane (geometry) , plane wave , geometrical optics , physical optics , quantum optics , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics
We study nonlinearity management in optics by investigating the propagation of localized pulses and plane waves in a layered, cubically nonlinear (Kerr) medium that consists of alternating layers of glass and air. We show that such nonlinearity management delays the blow‐up/collapse of pulses and leads to a band structure of modulationally unstable regions for plane waves. We find excellent agreement between experiments, numerical simulations, and theory. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)