Discrete solitons in optics

F Lederer, GI Stegeman, DN Christodoulides… - Physics Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
We provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in the area of
optical discrete solitons. By nature, discrete solitons represent self-trapped wavepackets in …

Light propagation and localization in modulated photonic lattices and waveguides

IL Garanovich, S Longhi, AA Sukhorukov, YS Kivshar - Physics Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
We review both theoretical and experimental advances in the recently emerged field of
modulated photonic lattices. These artificial periodic dielectric structures provide a powerful …

Soliton shape and mobility control in optical lattices

YV Kartashov, VA Vysloukh, L Torner - Progress in Optics, 2009 - Elsevier
We present a progress overview focused on the recent theoretical and experimental
advances in the area of soliton manipulation in optical lattices. Optical lattices offer the …

Observation of surface gap solitons in semi-infinite waveguide arrays

CR Rosberg, DN Neshev, W Krolikowski, A Mitchell… - Physical review …, 2006 - APS
We report on the observation of surface gap solitons found to exist at the interface between
uniform and periodic dielectric media with defocusing nonlinearity. We demonstrate strong …

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion and quantum walks in arrays of quadratic nonlinear waveguides

AS Solntsev, AA Sukhorukov, DN Neshev… - Physical Review Letters, 2012 - APS
We analyze the process of photon-pair generation with simultaneous quantum walks in a
quadratic nonlinear waveguide array. We demonstrate that the spontaneous parametric …

Discrete soliton mobility in two-dimensional waveguide arrays with saturable nonlinearity

RA Vicencio, M Johansson - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and …, 2006 - APS
We address the issue of mobility of localized modes in two-dimensional nonlinear
Schrödinger lattices with saturable nonlinearity. This describes, eg, discrete spatial solitons …

Observation of diffraction-managed discrete solitons in curved waveguide arrays

A Szameit, IL Garanovich, M Heinrich, A Minovich… - Physical Review A …, 2008 - APS
We observe the formation of discrete diffraction-managed optical solitons in arrays of
periodically curved coupled waveguides for two types of modulated structures: laser-written …

Discrete solitons in electromechanical resonators

M Syafwan, H Susanto, SM Cox - … Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2010 - APS
We consider a particular type of parametrically driven discrete Klein-Gordon system
describing microdevices and nanodevices, with integrated electrical and mechanical …

Asymptotic stability of small bound states in the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation

PG Kevrekidis, DE Pelinovsky, A Stefanov - SIAM journal on mathematical …, 2009 - SIAM
Asymptotic stability of small bound states in one dimension is proved in the framework of a
discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation with septic and higher power-law nonlinearities …

Nonlinear optics and light localization in periodic photonic lattices

DN Neshev, AA Sukhorukov, W Krolikowski… - Journal of Nonlinear …, 2007 - World Scientific
We review the recent developments in the field of photonic lattices emphasizing their unique
properties for controlling linear and nonlinear propagation of light. We draw some important …