DocumentCode
2791469
Title
Soliton transitions in optical lattices
Author
Makris, K.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Peleg, O. ; Segev, M.
Author_Institution
College of Optics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
It is theoretically shown that Bloch (band to band) and soliton (gap to gap) transitions are possible in optical lattices. This can be achieved in waveguide arrays with modulated channel widths along the propagation direction.
Keywords
Electron optics; Energy states; Integrated optics; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; 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.2007.4431582
Filename
4431582
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