Observation of accelerating Wannier-Stark beams in optically induced photonic lattices

    Authors

    X. Y. Qi; K. G. Makris; R. El-Ganainy; P. Zhang; J. T. Bai; D. N. Christodoulides;Z. G. Chen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES; ELECTRIC-FIELD; AIRY BEAMS; LOCALIZATION; GENERATION; Optics

    Abstract

    We generate optical beams analogous to the Wannier-Stark states in semiconductor superlattices and observe that the two main lobes of the WS beams self-bend (accelerate) along two opposite trajectories in a uniform one-dimensional photonic lattice. Such self-accelerating features exist only in the presence of the lattice and are not observed in a homogenous medium. Under the action of nonlinearity, however, the beam structure and acceleration cannot be preserved. Our experimental observations are in qualitative agreement with theoretical predictions. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    39

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1065

    Last Page

    1068

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000331798000089

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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