Title :
Nonlinear beam reflection by negative defects in photonic lattices
Author :
Wang, Jiandong ; Yang, Jianke ; Ye, Zhuoyi ; Miller, Alex ; Hu, Yi ; Lou, Cibo ; Zhang, Peng ; Chen, Zhigang
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Phys. Electron., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that a nonlinear beam can be reflected by a negative defect in photonic lattices if the incident angle is below a threshold. This phenomenon can be used to control beam propagation in photonic lattices.
Keywords :
Lattices; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
