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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
