Discrete surface solitons in two-dimensional anisotropic photonic lattices

Rodrigo A. Vicencio*, Sergej Flach, Mario I. Molina, Yuri S. Kivshar

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    Abstract

    We study nonlinear surface modes in two-dimensional anisotropic periodic photonic lattices and demonstrate that, in a sharp contrast to one-dimensional discrete surface solitons, the mode threshold power is lower at the surface, and two-dimensional discrete solitons can be generated easier near the lattice corners and edges. We analyze the crossover between effectively one- and two-dimensional regimes of the surface-mediated beam localization in the lattice.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)274-276
    Number of pages3
    JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
    Volume364
    Issue number3-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2007

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