Photovoltaic spatial solitons

被引:216
作者
Segev, M
Valley, GC
Bashaw, MC
Taya, M
Fejer, MM
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV, DEPT ELECT ENGN, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[2] PRINCETON UNIV, CTR PHOTON & OPTOELECT MAT, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[3] PRINCETON UNIV, PRINCETON MAT INST, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[4] HUGHES RES LABS, MALIBU, CA 90265 USA
[5] STANFORD UNIV, DEPT ELECT ENGN, MENLO PK, CA 94025 USA
[6] SILICON VALLEY PHOTON, MENLO PK, CA 94025 USA
[7] STANFORD UNIV, EDWARD L GINZTON LAB, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
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D O I
10.1364/JOSAB.14.001772
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We analyze self-trapping of one-dimensional optical beams in photorefractive, photovoltaic media for open- and closed-circuit realizations. We show that a passive load (resistor) in the external circuit can be used for switching of dark photovoltaic solitons. Dark solitons in a short-circuited crystal can be obtained for a much smaller nonlinearity than in open-circuit conditions. Shorting the crystal affects bright solitons very little. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1772 / 1781
页数:10
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