Title :
Parametric Solitons in Nonlinear Photonic Crystals
Author :
Gallo, Katia ; Stivala, Salvatore ; Pasquazi, Alessia ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We present theoretical and experimental investigations on the soliton dynamics associated to multiple second harmonic generation resonances in two-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals, highlighting a wealth of new possibilities for soliton management in such structures.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; photonic crystals; multiple second harmonic generation resonances; parametric solitons; two-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals; Lattices; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382560
