Anisotropic diffraction and elliptic discrete solitons in two-dimensional waveguide arrays

    Authors

    J. Hudock; N. K. Efremidis;D. N. Christodoulides

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    Optics

    Abstract

    We demonstrate that both the linear (diffraction) and the nonlinear dynamics of two-dimensional waveguide arrays are considerably more complex and versatile than their one-dimensional counterparts. The discrete diffraction properties of these arrays can be effectively altered, depending on the propagation Bloch k-vector within the first Brillouin zone of the lattice. In general, this diffraction behavior is anisotropic and therefore permits the existence of a new class of discrete elliptic solitons in the nonlinear regime. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    29

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    268

    Last Page

    270

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000188298400014

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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