• DocumentCode
    2791987
  • Title

    Diffraction and trapping of light at the interface between two discrete media

  • Author

    Suntsov, S. ; Makris, K.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Morandotti, R. ; Volatier, Maïte ; Aimez, Vincent ; Arès, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    College of Optics and Photonics, CREOL & FPCE, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando 32816, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have studied numerically and experimentally the linear diffraction and trapping of light at the hetero-interface between two different 1D AlGaAs waveguide arrays. A new ¿breather¿ state guided by the interface was observed.
  • Keywords
    Charge carrier processes; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Surface waves;
  • 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.2007.4431615
  • Filename
    4431615