Title :
Demonstration of optically controlled beam steering in dynamic photonic lattices
Author :
Rosberg, Christian R. ; Garanovich, Ivan L. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally all-optical beam steering in modulated photonic lattices produced by three wave interference in photorefractive crystals. We show that high spatial resolution can be achieved by combining dynamic beam steering with nonlinear self-localization.
Keywords :
beam steering; light interference; nonlinear optics; optical control; optical lattices; optical modulation; optical self-focusing; photonic crystals; photorefractive materials; dynamically modulated photonic lattices; high spatial resolution; nonlinear beam self-focusing; nonlinear self-localization; optically controlled dynamic beam steering; photorefractive crystals; wave interference; Beam steering; Interference; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical modulation; Photonic crystals; Photorefractive materials; Spatial resolution; 060.1810; 190.4420; 190.5940;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627881
