DocumentCode
474816
Title
Nonlinear light propagation in rotating waveguide arrays
Author
Jia, Shu ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally and theoretically study nonlinear propagation in a rotating waveguide array, created by propagating a self-rotating vortex lattice inside a self-defocusing photorefractive crystal. Non-inertial effects on discrete diffraction and soliton formation are observed.
Keywords
optical arrays; optical lattices; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; optical vortices; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; discrete diffraction; noninertial effects; nonlinear light propagation; rotating waveguide arrays; self-defocusing photorefractive crystal; self-rotating vortex lattice; soliton formation; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
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
Type
conf
Filename
4572862
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