Title

Discretizing light behaviour in linear and nonlinear waveguide lattices

Authors

Authors

D. N. Christodoulides; F. Lederer;Y. Silberberg

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Nature

Keywords

OPTICAL BLOCH OSCILLATIONS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SOLITON NETWORKS; LOCALIZED MODES; ARRAYS; BEAM; EMISSION; FIBERS; ENERGY; Multidisciplinary Sciences

Abstract

Light propagating in linear and nonlinear waveguide lattices exhibits behaviour characteristic of that encountered in discrete systems. The diffraction properties of these systems can be engineered, which opens up new possibilities for controlling the flow of light that would have been otherwise impossible in the bulk: these effects can be exploited to achieve diffraction- free propagation and minimize the power requirements for nonlinear processes. In two-dimensional networks of waveguides, self-localized states-or discrete solitons-can travel along 'wire-like' paths and can be routed to any destination port. Such possibilities may be useful for photonic switching architectures.

Journal Title

Nature

Volume

57

Issue/Number

6950

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Review

Language

English

First Page

817

Last Page

823

WOS Identifier

WOS:000182643100001

ISSN

0028-0836

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