SOLITON-LIKE PULSES IN SELF-DEFOCUSING ALGAAS WAVE-GUIDES

Authors
BELANGER N VILLENEUVE A AITCHISON JS
Citation
N. Belanger et al., SOLITON-LIKE PULSES IN SELF-DEFOCUSING ALGAAS WAVE-GUIDES, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 14(11), 1997, pp. 3003-3012
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
14
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3003 - 3012
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1997)14:11<3003:SPISAW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We present experimental results showing the existence of bright tempor al solitonlike pulses in a self-defocusing material with normal disper sion. Operating close to the fundamental absorption edge of an AlGaAs quantum-well waveguide, we observed narrowing of both the spectrum and the temporal width of the pulses. Two-photon absorption also influenc ed the propagation of these pulses, and its effects are described. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.