Title :
Soliton formation in square photonic lattice through combined effects of total internal and Bragg reflections
Author :
Fischer, Robert ; Träger, Denis ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Denz, Cornelia ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We describe theoretically and study experimentally soliton formation in self-focusing two-dimensional photonic lattices through combined effects of total internal and Bragg reflection. These solitons show different mobility properties along the two lattice axes
Keywords :
light reflection; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; Bragg reflection; self-focusing; soliton; square photonic lattice; total internal reflection; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Laser beams; Lattices; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Periodic structures; Reflection; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548131
