Open AccessDiscrete nonlinear localization in femtosecond laser written waveguides in fused silica
Author(s) -
Alexander Szameit,
Dominik Blömer,
Jonas Burghoff,
Sabu Thomas,
Thomas Pertsch,
Stefan Nolte,
Andreas Tünnermann,
F. Lederer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.010552
Subject(s) - femtosecond , optics , laser , materials science , nonlinear system , nonlinear optics , fabrication , waveguide , refractive index , silica glass , optoelectronics , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
The observation of discrete spatial solitons in fs laser written waveguide arrays in fused silica is reported for the .rst time. The fs writing process permits the speci.c setting of the linear and nonlinear guiding properties of the waveguides. The results in this paper reveal a new avenue for the fabrication of various nonlinear optical devices.