Title :
Observations of 2nd-band vortex dynamics in 2D photonic lattices
Author :
Fleischer, Jason W. ; Bartal, Guy ; Manela, Ofer ; Cohen, Oren ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present the first observations of second-band vortex beam dynamics in 2D photonic lattices. We show that their linear and nonlinear (soliton) properties are distinct from their first-band counterparts.
Keywords :
optical solitons; optical vortices; 2nd-band vortex; 2D photonic lattices; soliton; Diffraction; Lattices; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Photonic crystals; Photorefractive materials; Physics; Probes; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547919