DocumentCode
1684831
Title
Delocalization enhancement induced by weak disorder and nonlinearity
Author
Naether, U. ; Rojas-Rojas, S. ; Stützer, S. ; Heinrich, M. ; Tonnermann, A. ; Nolte, S. ; Vicencio, R.A. ; Szameit, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Fis. & MSI-Nucleus on Adv. Opt., Univ. de Chile, Santiago, Chile
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We show theoretically and experimentally for planar and square lattices, that during the initial diffractive broadening of a narrow excitation, small amounts of disorder may enhance delocalization. This effect is amplified by nonlinear propagation.
Keywords
light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical lattices; delocalization enhancement; initial diffractive broadening; nonlinear propagation; planar lattices; square lattices; Diffraction; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326844
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