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Dong L, Kartashov YV, Torner L, Ferrando A. Vortex Solitons in Twisted Circular Waveguide Arrays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:123903. [PMID: 36179208 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.123903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We address the formation of topological states in twisted circular waveguide arrays and find that twisting leads to important differences of the fundamental properties of new vortex solitons with opposite topological charges that arise in the nonlinear regime. We find that such system features the rare property that clockwise and counterclockwise vortex states are nonequivalent. Focusing on arrays with C_{6v} discrete rotation symmetry, we find that a longitudinal twist stabilizes the vortex solitons with the lowest topological charges m=±1, which are always unstable in untwisted arrays with the same symmetry. Twisting also leads to the appearance of instability domains for otherwise stable solitons with m=±2 and generates vortex modes with topological charges m=±3 that are forbidden in untwisted arrays. By and large, we establish a rigorous relation between the discrete rotation symmetry of the array, its twist direction, and the possible soliton topological charges.
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- Liangwei Dong
- Department of Physics, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 108840 Troitsk, Moscow, Russia
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials (ICMUV), Universitat de València, C/ Catedrático José Beltrán, 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain
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Mejía-Cortés C, Cardona JC, Sukhorukov AA, Molina MI. Nonlinear optical lattices with a void impurity. Phys Rev E 2019; 100:042214. [PMID: 31770892 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.100.042214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We examine a one-dimensional nonlinear (Kerr) waveguide array which contains a single "void" waveguide where the nonlinearity is identically zero. We uncover a family of nonlinear localized modes centered at or near the void, and their stability properties. Unlike a usual impurity problem, here the void acts like a repulsive impurity causing the center of the simplest mode to lie to the side of the void's position. We also compute the stability of extended nonlinear modes showing significant differences from the usual homogeneous nonlinear array. The transmission of a nonlinear pulse across the void shows three main regimes-transmission, reflection, and trapping at the void's position-and we identify a critical momentum for the pulse below (above) where the pulse gets reflected (transmitted), or trapped indefinitely at the void's position. For relatively wide pulses, we observe a steep increase from a regime of no transmission to a regime of high transmission, as the amplitude of the soliton increases beyond a critical wave-vector value. Finally, we consider the transmission of an extended nonlinear wave across the void impurity numerically, finding a rather complex structure of the transmission as a function of wave vector, with the creation of more and more transmission gaps as nonlinearity increases. The overall transmittance decreases and disappears eventually, where the boundaries separating passing from nonpassing regions are complex and fractal-like.
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- Cristian Mejía-Cortés
- Programa de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Programa de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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Kartashov YV, Konotop VV, Torner L. Topological States in Partially-PT-Symmetric Azimuthal Potentials. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:193902. [PMID: 26588383 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.193902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We introduce partially-parity-time (pPT)-symmetric azimuthal potentials composed from individual PT-symmetric cells located on a ring, where two azimuthal directions are nonequivalent in a sense that in such potential excitations carrying topological dislocations exhibit different dynamics for different directions of energy circulation in the initial field distribution. Such nonconservative ratchetlike structures support rich families of stable vortex solitons in cubic nonlinear media, whose properties depend on the sign of the topological charge due to the nonequivalence of azimuthal directions. In contrast, oppositely charged vortex solitons remain equivalent in similar fully-PT-symmetric potentials. The vortex solitons in the pPT- and PT-symmetric potentials are shown to feature qualitatively different internal current distributions, which are described by different discrete rotation symmetries of the intensity profiles.
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- Yaroslav V Kartashov
- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow Region 142190, Russia
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- Centro de Física Teórica e Computacional and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 2, Edifício C8, Lisboa 1749-016, Portugal
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Jason P, Johansson M. Charge flipping vortices in the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger trimer and hexamer. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2015; 91:022910. [PMID: 25768572 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.91.022910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We examine the existence and properties of charge flipping vortices (CFVs), vortices which periodically flip the topological charge, in three-site (trimer) and six-site (hexamer) discrete nonlinear Schrödinger lattices. We demonstrate numerically that CFVs exist as exact quasiperiodic solutions in continuous families which connect two different stationary solutions without topological charge, and that it is possible to interpret the dynamics of certain CFVs as the result of perturbations of these stationary solutions. The CFVs are calculated with high numerical accuracy and we may therefore accurately determine many of their properties, such as their energy and linear stability, and the CFVs are found to be stable over large parameter regimes. We also show that, like in earlier studies for lattices with a multiple of four sites, trimer and hexamer CFVs can be obtained by perturbing stationary constant amplitude vortices with certain linear eigenmodes. However, in contrast to the former case where the perturbation could be infinitesimal, the magnitude of the perturbations for trimers and hexamers must overcome a quite large threshold value. These CFVs may be interpreted as exact quasiperiodic CFVs, with a small perturbation applied. The concept of a charge flipping energy barrier is introduced and discussed.
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- Peter Jason
- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Tofighi S, Bahrampour AR. All-optical controlled switching in centrally coupled circular array of nonlinear optical fibers. APPLIED OPTICS 2013; 52:6131-6137. [PMID: 24085069 DOI: 10.1364/ao.52.006131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We show that, in a nonlinear centrally coupled circular array of evanescently coupled fibers, the coupling dynamics of a weak signal beam can be efficiently influenced by a high-power control beam that induces nonlinear defects. When the intense control beam is launched into the central core and one core in the periphery, then localized solitons are formed and cause the fibers with induced defects (defected fibers) to decouple from the other array elements. In the presence of a high-intensity control beam, the propagation of weak signal is restricted to the defected optical fibers. The weak signal periodically couples between the induced defects. This oscillatory behavior depends on the sign of the (Kerr-type) nonlinearity and the initial phase difference between the control fields injected to the central and one of the peripheral fibers. This all-optical network has the advantage of routing and switching the weak signal field in a controlled way by adjusting the parameters of intense control field.
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Williams MO, McGrath CW, Kutz JN. Light-bullet routing and control with planar waveguide arrays. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:11671-11682. [PMID: 20589026 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.011671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Spatial mode-locking in three dimensions can be achieved in a slab waveguide array architecture. This study focuses on using the resulting robust and self-starting light bullet formation for photonics applications. Specifically, light bullets can be manipulated through a simple electronically addressable spatial gain dynamics. By applying gain ramps in time and/or space via electronics technology, complete control and manipulation of the light bullets can be achieved, thus allowing for the construction of the master logic gates of NAND and NOR. Its robustness, self-starting behavior and easy addressability suggest that the slab waveguide array mode-locking merits serious consideration as a next generation photonics device.
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- Matthew O Williams
- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2420, USA.
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Belabas N, Bouchoule S, Sagnes I, Levenson JA, Minot C, Moison JM. Confining light flow in weakly coupled waveguide arrays by structuring the coupling constant: towards discrete diffractive optics. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:3148-3156. [PMID: 19259151 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.003148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Structuring the coupling constant in coupled waveguide arrays opens up a new route towards molding and controlling the flow of light in discrete structures. We show coupled mode theory is a reliable yet very simple and practical tool to design and explore new structures of patterned coupling constant. We validate our simulation and technological choices by successful fabrication of appropriate III-V semiconductor patterned waveguide arrays. We demonstrate confinement of light in designated areas of one-dimensional semi-conductor waveguide arrays.
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- Nadia Belabas
- Laboratory of Photonics and Nanostructures -UPR20 CNRS, Route de Nozay, Marcoussis, F-91460, France.
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Szameit A, Dreisow F, Pertsch T, Nolte S, Tünnermann A. Control of directional evanescent coupling in fs laser written waveguides. OPTICS EXPRESS 2007; 15:1579-1587. [PMID: 19532390 DOI: 10.1364/oe.15.001579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We investigate the evanescent coupling of femtosecond laser written waveguides with elliptical and circular shape. A directional tuning the coupling properties is realized in a cubic array by tilting the elliptical waveguides. This allows to specifically pronounce diagonal coupling. In contrast, directional insensitive coupling is demonstrated in a circular waveguide array based on circular waveguides.
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Kartashov YV, Torner L, Christodoulides DN. Soliton dragging by dynamic optical lattices. OPTICS LETTERS 2005; 30:1378-80. [PMID: 15981539 DOI: 10.1364/ol.30.001378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We report on the phenomenon of controllable soliton dragging by dynamic optical lattices induced by three imbalanced interfering plane waves. Because of such an imbalance, the transverse momentum of the lattice does not vanish, and thus the dynamic lattice can cause soliton dragging. The dragging rate is shown to depend on the amplitude and on the angle of incidence of the third plane wave making the optical lattice.
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- Yaroslav V Kartashov
- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona 08034, Spain
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Vicencio RA, Molina MI, Kivshar YS. Switching of discrete optical solitons in engineered waveguide arrays. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 70:026602. [PMID: 15447605 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.70.026602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2004] [Revised: 03/23/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We demonstrate a simple concept for controlling nonlinear switching of discrete solitons in arrays of weakly coupled optical waveguides, for both cubic and quadratic nonlinear response. Based on the effective discrete nonlinear equations describing light propagation in the waveguide arrays in the tight-binding approximation, we demonstrate the key ideas of the array engineering by means of a steplike variation of the waveguide coupling. We demonstrate the digitized switching of a narrow input beam for up to 11 neighboring waveguides, in the case of the cubic nonlinearity, and up to 10 waveguides, in the case of the quadratic nonlinearity. We discuss our predictions in terms of the physics of the engineered Peierls-Nabarro (PN) potential experienced by strongly localized nonlinear modes in a lattice, and calculate the PN potential for the quadratic nonlinear array for the first time.
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- Rodrigo A Vicencio
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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Stepić M, Kip D, Hadzievski L, Maluckov A. One-dimensional bright discrete solitons in media with saturable nonlinearity. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 69:066618. [PMID: 15244775 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.69.066618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A problem of pulse propagation in a homogeneous nonlinear waveguide array with saturable nonlinearity is studied. The corresponding model equation is the discretized Vinetskii-Kukhtarev equation with neglected influence of diffusion of charge carriers. For periodic boundary conditions, exact homogeneous and oscillating stationary solutions are found. A wide instability region of the homogeneous, array-independent solution is identified. An approximate analytical solution for the bright one-dimensional discrete soliton where the energy is concentrated mainly in a few waveguides is obtained. The soliton stability is investigated both analytically and numerically and a cascade nature of the saturation mechanism is revealed.
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- Milutin Stepić
- Institute of Physics and Physical Technologies, Technical University of Clausthal, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
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Kartashov YV, Torner L, Vysloukh VA. Parametric amplification of soliton steering in optical lattices. OPTICS LETTERS 2004; 29:1102-1104. [PMID: 15181999 DOI: 10.1364/ol.29.001102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report on the effect of parametric amplification of spatial soliton swinging in Kerr-type nonlinear media with longitudinal and transverse periodic modulation of the linear refractive index. The parameter areas are found where the soliton center motion is analogous to the motion of a parametrically driven pendulum. This effect has potential applications for controllable soliton steering.
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- Yaroslav V Kartashov
- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Department of Signal Theory and Comunications, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Kartashov YV, Zelenina AS, Torner L, Vysloukh VA. Spatial soliton switching in quasi-continuous optical arrays. OPTICS LETTERS 2004; 29:766-768. [PMID: 15072385 DOI: 10.1364/ol.29.000766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report on the phenomenon of trapping and switching of one-dimensional spatial solitons in Kerr-type nonlinear media with transverse periodic modulation of the refractive index. The solitons slowly radiate upon propagation along the periodic structure and are finally trapped in one of its guiding channels. The position of the output channel can be varied by small changes in the launching angle.
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- Yaroslav V Kartashov
- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques and Department of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Bochove EJ, Cheo PK, King GG. Self-organization in a multicore fiber laser array. OPTICS LETTERS 2003; 28:1200-1202. [PMID: 12885020 DOI: 10.1364/ol.28.001200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We explain an observed spontaneous transition to the high-brightness, in-phase array state of a seven-core ytterbium-doped fiber laser array [IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 13, 439 (2001)]. The responsible mechanism is nonlinear refraction, and either in-phase or antiphase array modes can be selected by control of pump intensity. The phenomenon appears to be robust and scalable.
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- E J Bochove
- Directed Energy Directorate, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 87117, USA.
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Bang O, Miller PD. Exploiting discreteness for switching in waveguide arrays. OPTICS LETTERS 1996; 21:1105-1107. [PMID: 19876267 DOI: 10.1364/ol.21.001105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A new approach to multiport switching in arrays of nonlinear waveguides is proposed. Whereas other schemes have relied on suppressing the inherent transverse discreteness of these arrays, this approach takes advantage of that feature. One of the effects of discreteness is to keep intense beams trapped in a single waveguide for the length of the array. Switching may be achieved by use of a controlled perturbation to displace such a trapped beam in the transverse direction. This displacement is quantized to an integer number of waveguides, thus permitting unambiguous selection of the output channel.
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Aceves AB, Peschel T, Muschall R, Lederer F, Trillo S, Wabnitz S. Discrete self-trapping, soliton interactions, and beam steering in nonlinear waveguide arrays. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL PHYSICS, PLASMAS, FLUIDS, AND RELATED INTERDISCIPLINARY TOPICS 1996; 53:1172-1189. [PMID: 9964354 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.53.1172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Matsumoto M. Optical switching in nonlinear waveguide arrays with a longitudinally decreasing coupling coefficient. OPTICS LETTERS 1995; 20:1758. [PMID: 19862148 DOI: 10.1364/ol.20.001758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Kivshar YS, Królikowski W, Chubykalo OA. Dark solitons in discrete lattices. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL PHYSICS, PLASMAS, FLUIDS, AND RELATED INTERDISCIPLINARY TOPICS 1994; 50:5020-5032. [PMID: 9962586 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.50.5020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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