Observation of Discrete Solitons in Optically Induced Real Time Waveguide Arrays

Jason W. Fleischer; Tal Carmon; Mordechai Segev; Nikos K. Efremidis; Demetrios N. Christodoulides

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.023902

Observation of Discrete Solitons in Optically Induced Real Time Waveguide Arrays

Jason W. Fleischer, Tal Carmon, Mordechai Segev, Nikos K. Efremidis, Demetrios N. Christodoulides

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We report the first experimental observation of discrete solitons in an array of optically induced waveguides. The waveguide lattice is induced in real time by illuminating a photorefractive crystal with a pair of interfering plane waves. We demonstrate two types of bright discrete solitons: in-phase self-localized states and the staggered ([Formula presented] out-of-phase) soliton family. This experiment is the first observation of bright staggered solitons in any physical system. Our scheme paves the way for reconfigurable focusing and defocusing photonic lattices where low-power (mW) discrete solitons can be thoroughly investigated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4
Number of pages	1
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	90
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.023902
State	Published - 2003

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