Title :
Discrete solitons in photonic lattices with topological defects
Author :
Heinrich, M. ; Keil, R. ; Dreisow, F. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Nolte, S. ; Szameit, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, we have demonstrated numerically and verified experimentally how topological defects affect the formation of solitons at junctions of waveguide arrays in close resemblance with defects constituted by detuned waveguides. However, in contrast to conventional defects the influence of topological defects at the pivotal guide vanishes for large values of the propagation constant β.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical lattices; optical solitons; optical waveguides; detuned waveguides; discrete solitons; photonic lattices; propagation constant; topological defects; waveguide arrays; Couplings; Junctions; Photonics; Planar arrays; Propagation constant; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942700
