The state of the art of optical waveguide fabrication in lithium niobate is reviewed, with
particular emphasis on new technologies and recent applications. The attention is mainly …

During the past decade there has been an increased interest in the study of localized
structures in optics and in the area of matter waves [atomic Bose-Einstein condensates …

We overview some recent theoretical studies of dynamical models beyond the framework of
slowly varying envelope approximation, which adequately describe ultrashort-soliton …

We present the evolution equation of one-dimensional spatial soliton in two-photon
photorefractive media under open-circuit conditions. In the steady state regime, our solutions …

We characterize the process of soliton waveguides (SWGs) recording at 405 nm wavelength
using pyroelectric effect in lithium niobate (LN) crystals. We experimentally study and …

The propagation characteristics of optical spatial solitons in a photorefractive waveguide
have been investigated under the Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin–Jeffreys (WKBJ) …

The microstructural modification of lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) single crystal ablated by an 800
nm femtosecond laser pulse has been investigated. The ablation spots have been examined …

In the present paper we review the physics of soliton formation in lithium niobate by means
of photorefractive nonlinearity. Considering the waveguides that such solitonic beams leave …

We experimentally demonstrate the writing of soliton waveguides in lithium niobate with blue
violet light, at λ= 405 nm. This wavelength, obtained from a low-cost laser diode, allows very …

In this paper we report self-trapping of subnanojoule femtosecond near-infrared beams in
photonic-grade undoped bulk lithium niobate under application of an external dc electric …