Abstract
We study nonlinear propagation of light in diffraction-managed photonic lattices created with periodically-curved arrays of optical waveguides. We identify a novel regime of nonlinear light diffusion in self-collimating structures where linear diffraction is suppressed.
© 2007 Optical Society of America
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