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Design of switching junctions for two-dimensional discrete soliton networks.
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The performance of switching junctions in two-dimensional discrete-soliton networks is analyzed theoretically by coupled-mode theory and can be used for the design of routing junctions with specified operational characteristics.Abstract:
The performance of switching junctions in two-dimensional discrete-soliton networks is analyzed theoretically by coupled-mode theory. Our analysis can be used for the design of routing junctions with specified operational characteristics. Appropriately engineering the intersection site can further improve the switching efficiency of these junctions. Our analytical results are verified by numerical simulations.read more
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Discretizing light behaviour in linear and nonlinear waveguide lattices.
TL;DR: Light propagating in linear and nonlinear waveguide lattices exhibits behaviour characteristic of that encountered in discrete systems, which can be exploited to achieve diffraction-free propagation and minimize the power requirements for nonlinear processes.
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Discrete Solitons in Optics
Falk Lederer,George I. Stegeman,Demetri N. Christodoulides,Gaetano Assanto,M. Segev,Yaron Silberberg +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in the area of optical discrete solitons, which represent self-trapped wavepackets in nonlinear periodic structures and result from the interplay between lattice diffraction (or dispersion) and material nonlinearity.
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Ultrafast Processes for Bulk Modification of Transparent Materials
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the mechanisms of and techniques for bulk modification of transparent materials using femtosecond laser pulses and discuss the fabrication of photonic and other structures in transparent materials, including waveguides, couplers, gratings, diffractive lenses, optical data storage and microfluidic channels.
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Soliton Shape and Mobility Control in Optical Lattices
TL;DR: In this article, a progress overview focused on the recent theoretical and experimental advances in the area of soliton manipulation in optical lattices is presented, where the authors consider reconfigurable optically-induced lattices as well as waveguide arrays made in suitable nonlinear materials.
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Spatial optical solitons in waveguide arrays
TL;DR: In this article, the authors overview theoretical and experimental results on spatial optical solitons excited in arrays of nonlinear waveguides and discuss the important concept of two-dimensional (2D) networks of non-linear waveguide arrays, not yet verified experimentally.
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TL;DR: The field of nonlinear fiber optics has advanced enough that a whole book was devoted to it as discussed by the authors, which has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, and Russian languages, attesting to the worldwide activity in the field.
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Discrete Spatial Optical Solitons in Waveguide Arrays
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Discrete self-focusing in nonlinear arrays of coupled waveguides.
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Davydov’s Soliton
TL;DR: In this article, Davydov's theory for storage and transport of biological energy in protein is described and related to recent infrared absorption measurements in crystalline acetanilide.
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Discrete self-trapping, soliton interactions, and beam steering in nonlinear waveguide arrays.
Alejandro B. Aceves,C. De Angelis,T. Peschel,R. Muschall,Falk Lederer,Stefano Trillo,Stefan Wabnitz +6 more
TL;DR: The self-trapping phenomenon in one-dimensional nonlinear waveguide arrays is investigated by means of a variational approach and soliton perturbation theory, and the packing, steering, and collision properties of these solutions are analyzed.