Title :
Observation of surface Kerr discrete solitons
Author :
Suntsov, S. ; Makris, K.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Haché, A. ; Morandotti, R. ; Yang, H. ; Salamo, G. ; Sorel, M.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We report the first observation of discrete optical surface solitons at the interface between a nonlinear self-focusing waveguide lattice and a continuous medium. The effect of power on localization process of these states is investigated.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; self-focusing; discrete optical surface solitons; nonlinear self-focusing waveguide lattice; surface Kerr discrete solitons; Biomedical optical imaging; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Physics; Surface waves; 190.4350; 190.4390;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628876
