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Light propagation through a nonlinear defect: symmetry breaking and controlled soliton emission
Andrea Fratalocchi1, Gaetano Assanto
1Nonlinear Optics and OptoElectronics Labs, Department of Electrical Engineering and Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della Materia, University Roma, Rome, Italy. frataloc@uniroma3.it
Abstract:
We investigate the emission of solitons at a nonlinear longitudinal defect. We discuss the basic physics and introduce a novel approach to achieve complete nonlinear control of the process. Theoretical results are confirmed by numerical simulations.
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