• 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