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
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