• DocumentCode
    2791431
  • Title

    Quadratic solitons in 2D nonlinear photonic crystals

  • Author

    Gallo, Katia ; Pasquazi, Alessia ; Stivala, Salvatore ; Assanto, Gaetano

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the first observation of spatial solitons in a 2D nonlinear photonic crystal. The experiments were performed in an hexagonally poled LiNbO3 waveguide designed for second harmonic generation from ~1.55 ¿m.
  • Keywords
    Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431579
  • Filename
    4431579