• DocumentCode
    2724900
  • Title

    Observation of novel surface waves in optical waveguide arrays

  • Author

    Garanovich, Ivan L. ; Szameit, Alexander ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Heinrich, Matthias ; Dreisow, Felix ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Nolte, Stefan ; Tünnermann, Andreas ; Kivshar, Yuri S.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We predict theoretically and observe experimentally novel defect-free surface waves in truncated arrays of coupled optical waveguides with periodically bent axes, demonstrating their different properties compared to the previously studied Tamm or Shockley type states.
  • Keywords
    optical arrays; optical waveguides; surface electromagnetic waves; coupled optical waveguide arrays; defect-free surface waves; periodically bent axes; truncated arrays; Diffraction; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610544
  • Filename
    4610544