Realizing curved nonlinear photonic caustic lattices by tailored optical catastrophes

Zannotti Alessandro, Mamsch Carsten, Rüschenbaum Matthias, Denz Cornelia

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

Controlling higher-order cusp and swallowtail catastrophes allows realizing caustic lattices in nonlinear materials. We examine their light guiding features and functionality as linear beam splitter, and observe the formation of Pearcey solitons.

Details about the publication

StatusPublished
Release year2017
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
ConferenceNonlinear Optics 2017, Waikoloa, Hawaii United States

Authors from the University of Münster

Denz, Cornelia
Rüschenbaum, Matthias
Zannotti, Alessandro