Title :
Repulsive and attractive surface soliton potentials at boundaries between periodic media
Author :
Suntsov, S. ; Makris, K.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Morandotti, R. ; Volatier, Maite ; Aimez, Vincent ; Ares, Richard ; Yang, H. ; Salamo, G.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
An interface between two periodic 1D arrays with self-focusing Kerr nonlinearities is shown experimentally to support strikingly different families of surface solitons due to differences in surface potential near the boundary.
Keywords :
Kerr electro-optical effect; optical solitons; self-focusing Kerr nonlinearities; surface soliton potentials; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Physics; Slabs; Switches; (190.3270) Kerr effect; (190.4350) Nonlinear optics at surfaces; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
