Spatial Simultons in 2D Photonic Crystals of Nonlinear Origin
- Authors: Gallo, K; Pasquazi, A; Stivala, S; Assanto, G
- Publication year: 2007
- Type: Proceedings
- Key words: Ferroelectric Crystals, Nonlinear Optics, Spatial solitons, Lithium Niobate, Cascading, Parametric Generation
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/49285
Abstract
We observed for the very first time quadratic spatial solitons (simultons) in a two dimensional photonic lattice defined by periodic sign inversion of its susceptibilty. This is the first demonstration of quadratic self-confinement in a 2D purely nonlinear photonic crystal.