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Spatiotemporal Bragg gratings forming inside a nonlinear dispersive medium

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.538147· OSTI ID:2476169
We show that a spatiotemporal Bragg grating can be created inside a nonlinear dispersive medium (such as silica fibers) by launching a periodic train of pump pulses that travel as fundamental solitons. We develop a theoretical model and use it to find the band structure of such gratings. We study the interaction of a probe pulse with the Bragg grating, both within and outside of momentum gaps. We also show that a photonic analog of the Anderson localization is possible when a disorder is introduced into a spatiotemporal Bragg grating.
Research Organization:
University of Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0004144
OSTI ID:
2476169
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 49; ISSN 0146-9592
Publisher:
Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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