Title :
Discrete solitons in photorefractive optically-induced photonic crystals
Author :
Efremidis, N.K. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Sears, S. ; Segev, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We show that one- and two-dimensional discrete solitons are in fact possible in biased photorefractive media. This can be accomplished in optically induced photonic crystals/waveguides by exploiting the photorefractive screening nonlinearity. In this case, the 2-D lattice is created in the bulk, by appropriately interfering polarized plane-wave pairs.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical arrays; optical solitons; optical waveguide theory; photonic crystals; photorefractive materials; biased photorefractive media; bright soliton solutions; discrete solitons; interfering polarized plane-wave pairs; nonlinear waveguide arrays; one-dimensional periodic structures; photorefractive optically-induced photonic crystals; self-focusing; self-localized structures; two-dimensional nonlinear lattices; Optical Kerr effect; Optical solitons; Optical waveguide theory; Photorefractive materials;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-708-3
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2002.1031217
