DocumentCode
2880679
Title
Slow light bullets in arrays of nonlinear Bragg-grating waveguides
Author
Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; 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 show that in specially designed nonlinear waveguides with phase-shifted Bragg gratings it is possible to realize the frequency-independent spatial diffraction in the vicinity of band-gap, allowing for efficient spatio-temporal self-trapping of slow-light bullets.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; optical arrays; optical design techniques; optical waveguide components; radiation pressure; slow light; spatiotemporal phenomena; band gap; frequency-independent spatial diffraction; nonlinear Bragg-grating waveguide array design; phase-shifted Bragg gratings; slow-light bullets; spatio-temporal self-trapping; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Diffraction; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Slow light; 050.2770; 190.5940;
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.2006.4628804
Filename
4628804
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