Title :
Observation of two-dimensional discrete surface solitons and surface gap solitons
Author :
Xiaosheng Wang ; Bezryadina, Anna ; Zhigang Chen
Author_Institution :
San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco
Abstract :
We report the first observation of two-dimensional surface solitons at the first bandgap with a self-defocusing nonlinearity and at the semi-infinite gap with a self- focusing nonlinearity. Experimental results are in agreement with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
energy gap; optical solitons; bandgap; self-defocusing nonlinearity; semi-infinite gap; surface gap solitons; two-dimensional discrete surface solitons; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Probes; Surface waves; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452738
