Title :
Asymmetric multiband coupling in one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals
Author :
Rosberg, Christian R. ; Hanna, Brendan ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Abstract :
We study nonlinear coupling of mutually incoherent waves in a one-dimensional optically-induced photonic crystal. We experimentally demonstrate asymmetric discrete mutual focusing and defocusing of beams associated with different Floquet-Bloch waves of the linear transmission spectrum.
Keywords :
optical self-focusing; photonic crystals; Floquet-Bloch waves; asymmetric multiband coupling; defocusing; linear transmission spectrum; mutual focusing; mutually incoherent waves; one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals; Couplings; Laser beams; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical solitons; Photonic crystals; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547885
