Anomalous nonlinear guided wave cut-off phenomena
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 45 (11) , 1162-1163
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.95088
Abstract
We show that mode cutoff can occur at finite powers for waves guided by a thin-film waveguide bounded by one or two media characterized by a defocusing nonlinearity. This phenomenon produced optical limiting action.Keywords
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