• DocumentCode
    3187608
  • Title

    Localization of light in optically-induced gratings

  • Author

    Neshev, Dragomir ; Ostrovskaya, Elena ; Kivshar, Yuri ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    197
  • Abstract
    We study experimentally nonlinear localization of light in refractive index gratings optically induced in a photorefractive crystal. We demonstrate generation of spatial solitons and their bound states, similar to those observed in optical waveguide arrays.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; optical solitons; photorefractive materials; refractive index; bound states; nonlinear light localization; optical waveguide arrays; optically-induced gratings; photorefractive crystal; refractive index gratings; spatial solitons; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7733-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314054
  • Filename
    1314054