Title :
Slow light bullets in arrays of nonlinear Bragg-grating waveguides
Author :
Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We show that in specially designed nonlinear waveguides with phase-shifted Bragg gratings it is possible to realize the frequency-independent spatial diffraction in the vicinity of band-gap, allowing for efficient spatio-temporal self-trapping of slow-light bullets.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical arrays; optical design techniques; optical waveguide components; radiation pressure; slow light; spatiotemporal phenomena; band gap; frequency-independent spatial diffraction; nonlinear Bragg-grating waveguide array design; phase-shifted Bragg gratings; slow-light bullets; spatio-temporal self-trapping; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Diffraction; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Slow light; 050.2770; 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.2006.4628804
