Title :
Discreteness in optics
Author :
Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Stegeman, George I.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Discrete optics opens up new opportunities in manipulating light flow. We provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in this area. The effects of discreteness on linear and nonlinear optical interactions are discussed.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; discrete optics; discreteness effect; light flow manipulation; linear optical interaction; nonlinear optical interactions; Integrated optics; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; (190.3270) Nonlinear optics, Kerr effect; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
