DocumentCode
2623540
Title
Spatial solitons in nonlinear photonic crystals
Author
Corney, J.F. ; Bang, O.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math. Modelling, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fYear
2000
fDate
6-10 Aug. 2000
Firstpage
122
Lastpage
124
Abstract
We study solitons in one-dimensional quadratic nonlinear photonic crystals with periodic linear and nonlinear susceptibilities. We show that such crystals support stable bright and dark solitons, even when the effective quadratic nonlinearity is zero.
Keywords
brightness; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical solitons; photonic band gap; stability; 1D quadratic nonlinear photonic crystals; dark solitons; effective quadratic nonlinearity; nonlinear photonic crystals; nonlinear susceptibilities; one-dimensional quadratic nonlinear photonic crystals; periodic linear susceptibilities; spatial solitons; stable bright solitons; Crystalline materials; Equations; Gratings; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Photonic crystals;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-646-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NLO.2000.883597
Filename
883597
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