Title :
Nonlinearity and localization in disordered lattices
Author :
Schwartz, Tal ; Bartal, Guy ; Fishman, Shmuel ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Physics department, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
Abstract :
We present the first experimental study of Anderson Localization effects in a periodic potential in the presence of both disorder and nonlinearity, demonstrating that self-focusing enhances localization effects driven by disorder.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic scattering; Interference; Lattices; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431707
