• 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