Title :
Nonlinear tuning of the superprism effect near photonic band edges
Author :
Lahini, Yoav ; Mandelik, Daniel ; Silberberg, Yaron
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot
Abstract :
We investigate experimentally nonlinear effects near the photonic band edges of waveguide arrays. In this near resonant regime, due to the high curvature of the diffraction curves, nonlinearity results in strong beam shifts.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; nonlinear optics; optical prisms; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; diffraction curves; nonlinear tuning; optical waveguide arrays; photonic band edges; superprism; Diffraction; Electromagnetic waveguides; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Slabs; Solitons; (130.2790) Guided waves; (190.3270) Kerr effect; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices; 230.7370 Waveguides;
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.2006.4629085
