• DocumentCode
    2258884
  • Title

    Discrete solitons in photonic lattices with topological defects

  • Author

    Heinrich, M. ; Keil, R. ; Dreisow, F. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Nolte, S. ; Szameit, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate numerically and experimentally how the presence of so-called Topo logical Defects represented by junctions within otherwise periodical planar photonic lattices influences the formation of discrete solitons similar to conventional defects constituted by de tuned waveguides.
  • Keywords
    optical lattices; optical solitons; optical waveguides; de tuned waveguides; discrete solitons; periodical planar photonic lattices; topological defects; Couplings; Junctions; Optical waveguides; Planar arrays; Propagation constant; Solitons; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951403