Nodal solitons and the nonlinear breaking of discrete symmetry
Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 4, pp. 1072-1078 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.001072
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Abstract
We present a new type of soliton solutions in nonlinear photonic systems with discrete point-symmetry. These solitons have their origin in a novel mechanism of breaking of discrete symmetry by the presence of nonlinearities. These so-called nodal solitons are characterized by nodal lines determined by the discrete symmetry of the system. Our physical realization of such a system is a 2D nonlinear photonic crystal fiber owning 𝓒6ν symmetry.
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OCIS Codes
(060.4370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
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History
Original Manuscript: December 1, 2004
Revised Manuscript: December 1, 2004
Published: February 21, 2005
Citation
Albert Ferrando, Mario Zacarés, Pedro Andreés, Pedro Fernández de Córdoba, and Juan Monsoriu, "Nodal solitons and the nonlinear breaking of discrete symmetry," Opt. Express 13, 1072-1078 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-4-1072
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