Title :
Observation of higher-band defect modes in two-dimensional photonic lattices
Author :
Makasyuk, Igor ; Chen, Zhigang ; Yang, Jianke
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA
Abstract :
We report the experimental demonstration of bandgap guidance of light by a single-site negative defect in optically-induced two-dimensional photonic lattices. The guided patterns display fine spatial structures arising from defect modes excited at higher bandgaps.
Keywords :
optical lattices; photonic band gap; 2D photonic lattices; bandgap guidance; higher-band defect modes; Fiber nonlinear optics; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (250.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons;
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.2006.4628896
