• DocumentCode
    499287
  • Title

    Nonlinear light propagation in fractal waveguide arrays

  • Author

    Jia, Shu ; Fleischer, Jason W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study nonlinear beam propagation in a fractal waveguide array, created by optically-inducing nested periodic arrays in a self-defocusing photorefractive crystal. Nonlinear mode coupling and energy transport between the folded bands is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; energy transport; fractal waveguide array; nonlinear light propagation; nonlinear mode coupling; optically-inducing nested periodic array; self-defocusing photorefractive crystal; Crystallization; Fractals; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Probes; (000.1600) Classical and quantum physics; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224366