Abstract
We predict a sharp crossover from self-defocusing to discrete localization in photonic lattices with defocusing nonlinearity for increasing index contrast. We demonstrate experimentally discrete self-trapping of light by single site excitation in LiNbO3 waveguide arrays.
© 2006 Optical Society of America
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