Title :
Nonlinear optical properties of 1D and 2D photonic crystals
Author :
Krolikowski, W. ; Neshev, D. ; Sukhorukov, A. ; Ostrovskaya, E. ; Kivshar, Y.
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
29 June-3 July 2003
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present results of our recent experiments on propagation of light beams in 1-dimensional discrete optical structures. By utilizing photorefractive nonlinearity we created dynamic optically induced refractive index gratings which were then used to investigate propagation of one and two-dimensional light beams in both linear and nonlinear regimes. Appearance of various Bloch modes and formation of localised discrete structures and their bound states are discussed.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; light propagation; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; photorefractive effect; refractive index; 1-dimensional discrete optical structures; 1D photonic crystals; 2D photonic crystals; Bloch modes; bound states; dynamic optically induced refractive index gratings; light beams; linear regimes; localised discrete structures; nonlinear optical properties; nonlinear regimes; one-dimensional light beams; photorefractive nonlinearity; propagation; two-dimensional light beams; Australia; Laser beams; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Photorefractive effect; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2003. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7816-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264578
