Abstract
We report on the first experimental observation of discrete gap solitons in binary arrays of optical waveguides. We observe the soliton generation when the inclination angle of an input beam is slightly above the Bragg angle, and show that the propagation direction of the emerging gap soliton depends on the input power as a result of an inter-band momentum exchange.
© 2004 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Andrey A. Sukhorukov and Yuri S. Kivshar
NLTuA2 Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications (NP) 2002
Andrey A. Sukhorukov and Yuri S. Kivshar
QWA23 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO:FS) 2003
D. Mandelik, R. Morandotti, J. S. Aitchison, and Y. Silberberg
MA1 Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications (NP) 2004