Title :
Optically-induced lattices as tunable nonlinear photonic crystals
Author :
Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Rosberg, Christian R. ; Fischer, Robert ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Desyatnikov, Anton S. ; Ostrovskaya, Elena A. ; Alexander, Tristram ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
By using optically-induced photonic lattices as tunable periodic structures, we demonstrate the key aspects of light propagation in periodic media, such as selective excitation of eigenmodes, diffraction control, and nonlinear beam focusing, shaping and interactions.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical tuning; photonic crystals; diffraction control; eigenmodes; light propagation; nonlinear beam focusing; optically-induced lattices; periodic media; tunable nonlinear photonic crystals; Lattices; Lighting control; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Shape control;
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.2005.1547953