Title :
Nonlinear photonic quasicrystals: Observation of tunneling-transport, soliton formation, and defect dynamics
Author :
Freedman, Barak ; Bartal, Guy ; Segev, Mordechai ; Lifshitz, Ron ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution :
Solid State Inst., Phys. Dept., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa
Abstract :
We present the first observation of defect dynamics in 2D nonlinearly interacting photonic quasicrystals. In addition, we present experiments showing linear ldquodiscreterdquo diffraction from various lattice sites and lattice solitons in photonic quasicrystals.
Keywords :
holographic gratings; light diffraction; optical solitons; photorefractive materials; defect dynamics; lattice sites; lattice solitons; linear diffraction; nonlinear photonic quasicrystals; soliton formation; tunneling transport; Atom optics; Holographic optical components; Holography; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Probes; (090.7330) Volume holographic gratings; (190.5330) Photorefractive nonlinear optics; (999.9999) Photonic crystals;
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.2006.4628897
