• DocumentCode
    467410
  • Title

    Spatial Solitons in Quadratic 2D Nonlinear Photonic Crystals

  • Author

    Gallo, Katia ; Pasquazi, Alessia ; Stivala, Salvatore ; Assanto, Gaetano

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    1-5 July 2007
  • Firstpage
    170
  • Lastpage
    173
  • Abstract
    We report on the first investigations into parametric solitary-wave formation in 2D nonlinear photonic crystals and present experimental results obtained in an hexagonally poled LiNbO3 waveguide designed for twin-beam second harmonic generation at telecom wavelengths.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical solitons; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; LiNbO3; nonlinear optics; parametric solitary-wave formation; quadratic 2D nonlinear photonic crystal; spatial soliton; telecom wavelengths; twin-beam second harmonic generation; waveguides; Lattices; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resonance; lithium niobate; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; spatial solitons; waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1249-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-1249-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296171
  • Filename
    4296171