Title :
Observation of accelerating Wannier-Stark beams in optically induced photonic lattices
Author :
Qi, Xinyuan ; El-Ganainy, Ramy ; Zhang, Peng ; Makris, K.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Chen, Zhigang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
We generate Wannier-Stark beams and observe shape-invariant propagation and acceleration in photonic lattices. In the absence of a lattice, such Wannier-Stark states diffract and deteriorate asymmetrically, in agreement with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
diffractive optical elements; optical lattices; spatial light modulators; accelerating Wannier-Stark beams; optically induced photonic lattices; shape-invariant propagation; Acceleration; Educational institutions; Lattices; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical refraction; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
