title: One-dimensional spatial soliton families in optimally engineered quasi-phase-matched lithium niobate waveguides.
abstract: The advantage for quadratic soliton generation of engineering the quasi-phase-matching period near the input of lithium niobate slab waveguides is demonstrated. This approach allows members of one-dimensional quadratic soliton families with different values of the wave-vector mismatch to be cleanly excited and to be characterized by quantitative intensity-profile measurements of both the fundamental and the second-harmonic soliton components.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers--School of Optics, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiek
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iwanow
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pertsch
authors.forename: George I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Stegeman
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sohler