Slow light, induced dispersion, enhanced nonlinearity, and optical solitons in a resonator-array waveguide

John E. Heebner; Robert W. Boyd; Q. Han Park

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.65.036619

Slow light, induced dispersion, enhanced nonlinearity, and optical solitons in a resonator-array waveguide

John E. Heebner, Robert W. Boyd, Q. Han Park

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Abstract

We describe an optical transmission line that consists of an array of wavelength-scale optical disk resonators coupled to an optical waveguide. Such a structure leads to exotic optical characteristics, including ultraslow group velocities of propagation, enhanced optical nonlinearities, and large dispersion with a controllable magnitude and sign. This device supports soliton propagation, which can be described by a generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.65.036619
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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Condensed Matter Physics

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