DocumentCode
2670223
Title
Spontaneous decay trapping and steering in a two-dimensional photonic crystal
Author
Mel´nikov, I.V. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution
E. S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
We show that both the spontaneous decay and pulse amplification in near-resonance Bragg structures can produce light localization in the bandgap of such structures. This localization is accompanied by formation of a new type of gap soliton.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; optical solitons; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; superradiance; bandgap; gap soliton; light localization; near-resonance Bragg structures; pulse amplification; spontaneous decay steering; spontaneous decay trapping; two-dimensional photonic crystal; Bragg gratings; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Pulse amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Stationary state; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238586
Filename
1276297
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