Spatial modulation instability in a Kerr slab waveguide

被引：59
作者：
Malendevich, R
Jankovic, L
Stegeman, G
Aitchison, JS
机构：
[1] Univ Cent Florida, Sch Opt, Ctr Res & Educ Opt & Lasers, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
[2] Univ Toronto, Edward S Rogers Sr Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2001年 / 26卷 / 23期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.26.001879
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report the observation of noise-initiated modulational instability in AlGaAs slab waveguides at 1.55 mum. Experiments were performed with the local, ultrafast Kerr nonlinearity at half the bandgap. The agreement between experiment and theory for the periodicity versus intensity was good. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.
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页码：1879 / 1881
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