Controlling light by light with an optical event horizon
A novel concept for an all-optical transistor is proposed and verified numerically. This
concept relies on cross-phase modulation between a signal and a control pulse. Other than …
concept relies on cross-phase modulation between a signal and a control pulse. Other than …
Soliton molecules with two frequencies
We demonstrate a peculiar mechanism for the formation of bound states of light pulses of
substantially different optical frequencies, in which pulses are strongly bound across a vast …
substantially different optical frequencies, in which pulses are strongly bound across a vast …
Heteronuclear soliton molecules with two frequencies
Bound states of optical solitons represent ideal candidates to investigate fundamental
nonlinear wave interaction principles and have been shown to exhibit intriguing analogies to …
nonlinear wave interaction principles and have been shown to exhibit intriguing analogies to …
[HTML][HTML] Rogue events in the group velocity horizon
The concept of rogue waves arises from a mysterious and potentially calamitous
phenomenon of oceanic surfaces. There is mounting evidence that they are actually …
phenomenon of oceanic surfaces. There is mounting evidence that they are actually …
Compressible octave spanning supercontinuum generation by two-pulse collisions
We demonstrate a novel method for supercontinuum generation in an optical fiber based on
two-color pum** with a delay and a group velocity matching. The scheme relies on the …
two-color pum** with a delay and a group velocity matching. The scheme relies on the …
py-fmas: A python package for ultrashort optical pulse propagation in terms of forward models for the analytic signal
O Melchert, A Demircan - Computer Physics Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a flexible, open-source Python package for the accurate simulation of the z-
propagation dynamics of ultrashort optical pulses in nonlinear waveguides, especially valid …
propagation dynamics of ultrashort optical pulses in nonlinear waveguides, especially valid …
Optical fibers with a frequency-dependent Kerr nonlinearity: Theory and applications
This review provides a detailed discussion of both the mathematical treatment and the
impact of a frequency-dependent Kerr nonlinearity on the propagation of short pulses in …
impact of a frequency-dependent Kerr nonlinearity on the propagation of short pulses in …
All-optical supercontinuum switching
Efficient all-optical switching is a challenging task as photons are bosons and cannot
immediately interact with each other. Consequently, one has to resort to nonlinear optical …
immediately interact with each other. Consequently, one has to resort to nonlinear optical …
Modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation for frequency-dependent nonlinear profiles of arbitrary sign
In recent times, materials exhibiting frequency-dependent optical nonlinearities, such as
nanoparticle-doped glasses and other metamaterials, have gathered significant interest. The …
nanoparticle-doped glasses and other metamaterials, have gathered significant interest. The …
Crossover from two-frequency pulse compounds to esca** solitons
The nonlinear interaction of copropagating optical solitons enables a large variety of
intriguing bound-states of light. We here investigate the interaction dynamics of two initially …
intriguing bound-states of light. We here investigate the interaction dynamics of two initially …