• DocumentCode
    2882279
  • Title

    Discrete vortex clusters in triangular photonic lattices

  • Author

    Alexander, Tristram ; Desyatnikov, Anton S. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We describe clusters of discrete vortex solitons in triangular photonic lattices and demonstrate that periodic potentials with three-fold symmetry provide stabilization of novel topological states due to a balance of energy flow.
  • Keywords
    optical lattices; optical solitons; optical vortices; radiation pressure; discrete vortex clusters; discrete vortex solitons; energy flow; light self-trapping; optical vortices; periodic potentials; semianalytical balance equations; three-fold symmetry; triangular photonic lattices; Lattices; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical vortices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628900
  • Filename
    4628900