Title :
Solitons in two-dimensional binary superlattices
Author :
Heinrich, M. ; Kartashov, Y.V. ; Ramirez, L. P R ; Szameit, A. ; Dreisow, F. ; Keil, R. ; Nolte, S. ; Tunnermann, Andreas ; Vysloukh, V.A. ; Torner, L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We report on soliton formation in laserwritten two-dimensional binary waveguide lattices. Even for small index contrasts between the sublattices, soliton intensity profiles and power thresholds strongly depend on whether “deep” or “shallow” channels are excited.
Keywords :
Laser excitation; Lattices; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Physics; Refractive index; Shape; Solitons; Superlattices; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
