Title :
Surface gap solitons at fabricated photonic lattice interfaces
Author :
Rosberg, Christian R. ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Mitchell, Arnan ; Vicencio, Rodrigo A. ; Molina, Mario I. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We generate surface gap solitons with staggered phase structure at the edge of a semi-infinite LiNbO3 waveguide array with defocusing nonlinearity. We characterize self- localization dynamics and identify the threshold power for soliton formation.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical lattices; optical solitons; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; defocusing nonlinearity; fabricated photonic lattice interfaces; self-localization dynamics; semiinfinite waveguide array; soliton formation; staggered phase structure; surface gap soliton; threshold power; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Phased arrays; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519298