Active Control of Rogue Waves for Stimulated Supercontinuum Generation

被引：279

作者：

Solli, D. R. ^{[1
]}

Ropers, C. ^{[1
,2
]}

Jalali, B. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90085 USA

[2] Univ Gottingen, Courant Res Ctr Nanospect & Xray Imaging, Gottingen, Germany

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2008年 / 101卷 / 23期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.233902

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate that rogue waves provide a powerful tool to actively control a nonlinear system with minimal effort. Specifically, optical rogue waves-rare, bright flashes of broadband light arising in subthreshold supercontinuum generation-are initiated by an exceedingly weak stimulus. Using this effect, we produce an optically switchable, ultrastable, and bright supercontinuum with greatly enhanced coherence.

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