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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 243905 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| Early online date | 13 Dec 2019 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Dec 2019 |
Abstract
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 frequency gap. This is enabled by a propagation constant with two separate regions of anomalous dispersion. The resulting soliton compound exhibits moleculelike binding energy, vibration, and radiation and can be understood as a mutual trapping providing a striking analogy to quantum mechanics. The phenomenon constitutes an intriguing case of two light waves mutually affecting and controlling each other.
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In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 123, No. 24, 243905, 13.12.2019.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Soliton Molecules with Two Frequencies
AU - Melchert, Oliver
AU - Willms, Stephanie
AU - Bose, Surajit
AU - Yulin, Alexey
AU - Roth, Bernhard
AU - Mitschke, Fedor
AU - Morgner, Uwe
AU - Babushkin, Ihar
AU - Demircan, Ayhan
PY - 2019/12/13
Y1 - 2019/12/13
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AB - 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 frequency gap. This is enabled by a propagation constant with two separate regions of anomalous dispersion. The resulting soliton compound exhibits moleculelike binding energy, vibration, and radiation and can be understood as a mutual trapping providing a striking analogy to quantum mechanics. The phenomenon constitutes an intriguing case of two light waves mutually affecting and controlling each other.
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DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.243905
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VL - 123
JO - Physical Review Letters
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