• DocumentCode
    500030
  • Title

    Discreteness in optics

  • Author

    Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Stegeman, George I.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Discrete optics opens up new opportunities in manipulating light flow. We provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in this area. The effects of discreteness on linear and nonlinear optical interactions are discussed.
  • Keywords
    nonlinear optics; discrete optics; discreteness effect; light flow manipulation; linear optical interaction; nonlinear optical interactions; Integrated optics; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; (190.3270) Nonlinear optics, Kerr effect; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225409