Title :
Spatial Solitons in Quadratic 2D Nonlinear Photonic Crystals
Author :
Gallo, Katia ; Pasquazi, Alessia ; Stivala, Salvatore ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We report on the first investigations into parametric solitary-wave formation in 2D nonlinear photonic crystals and present experimental results obtained in an hexagonally poled LiNbO3 waveguide designed for twin-beam second harmonic generation at telecom wavelengths.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical solitons; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; LiNbO3; nonlinear optics; parametric solitary-wave formation; quadratic 2D nonlinear photonic crystal; spatial soliton; telecom wavelengths; twin-beam second harmonic generation; waveguides; Lattices; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resonance; lithium niobate; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; spatial solitons; waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296171