Metastable states of a solitary-wave well

authored by

Oliver Melchert, Ihar Babushkin, Uwe Morgner, Ayhan Demircan

Abstract

We demonstrate a novel mechanism for trapping radiation within the refractive index well formed by a soliton, also allowing for metastable states. These states appear robust against perturbation and can be manipulated in various ways.

Organisation(s)

PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines
Institute of Quantum Optics
Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT)

Type

Conference contribution

Publication date

2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanics of Materials

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1364/NP.2020.NpTh1D.6 (Access: Closed)