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Parametric self-trapping in the presence of randomized quasi phase matching
Salvatore StivalaE. D'asaroClaudio ContiAlessandro BusaccaGaetano Assantosubject
Quasi-phase-matchingAnderson localizationNonlinear opticsSpatial solitons01 natural sciences010309 opticsQuadratic equationOpticsdisordered systems0103 physical sciencescomplex systems; disordered systems; nonlinear optics; nonlinear waves; second harmonic generation; solitonssolitonscomplex systems010306 general physicsParametric statisticsPhysicsComputer simulationsecond harmonic generationbusiness.industryPolingParametric processesnonlinear wavesFerroelectricityAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsbusinessRefractive indexSpatial solitons Nonlinear optics Parametric processesdescription
We report on experimental evidence of parametric spatial solitons in a quadratic crystal with randomized periodic ferroelectric poling. Two-color self-focusing via quadratic cascading overcomes the diffractive nature of both fundamental and frequency-doubled beams.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-04 | Optics Letters |