Title :
Discrete solitons in optically-induced photonic lattices
Author :
Segev, Mordechai ; Fleischer, Jason W. ; Carmon, Tal ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Efremidis, Nikos K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
This study presents the first experimental observation of 2D optical discrete solitons in nonlinear photonic lattices. This work shows 2D discrete solitons that belong to both classes: the inphase and the staggered solitons, residing at the base and the edge of the first Brillouin zone, respectively.
Keywords :
Brillouin zones; optical solitons; photorefractive materials; Brillouin zone; discrete solitons; inphase solitons; nonlinear photonic lattices; optical solitons; optically-induced photonic lattices; photorefractive crystal; staggered solitons; Biomedical optical imaging; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314052
