Pulse shaping using nonlinear dielectric SrTiO3

We have studied electromagnetic pulse shaping in coplanar waveguide delay lines made from superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−δ electrodes on nonlinear dielectric SrTiO3 single-crystal substrates. The delay lines exhibited bias- and temperature-dependent nonlinearity and dispersion, with associated pulse-shaping effects. At low temperatures and under certain bias conditions, the interplay of dispersion and nonlinearity has led to stable and compact wave forms, reminiscent of microwave solitons.