Abstract
The propagation of nonlinear optical waves guided by a nonlinear thin film bounded by two linear claddings is examined numerically. Numerical results for the propagation constant versus the propagation axis indicate that for higher-order modes the transition from periodic behavior to chaos through period doubling is observed as the guided-wave power increases, whereas for the fundamental mode an extremely stable self-focusing propagation is possible.
© 1988 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
J. V. Moloney, J. Ariyasu, C. T. Seaton, and G. I. Stegeman
Opt. Lett. 11(5) 315-317 (1986)
L. Leine, C. Wächter, U. Langbein, and L. Lederer
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5(2) 547-558 (1988)
D. Mihalache, D. Mazilu, M. Bertolotti, and C. Sibilia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5(2) 565-570 (1988)