Spatial algebraic solitons at the Dirac point in optically induced nonlinear photonic lattices

Abstract

The discovery of a new type of soliton occurring in periodic systems is reported. This type of nonlinear excitation exists at a Dirac point of a photonic band structure, and features an oscillating tail that damps algebraically. Solitons in periodic systems are localized states traditionally supported by photonic bandgaps. Here, it is found that besides photonic bandgaps, a Dirac point in the band structure of triangular optical lattices can also sustain solitons. Apart from their theoretical impact within the soliton theory, they have many potential uses because such solitons are possible in both Kerr material and photorefractive crystals that possess self-focusing and self-defocusing nonlinearities. The findings enrich the soliton family and provide information for studies of nonlinear waves in many branches of physics.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.030349
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
Additional Information: © 2017 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement. An OSA-formatted open access journal article PDF may be governed by the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement signed by the author and any applicable copyright laws. Authors and readers may use, reuse, and build upon the article, or use it for text or data mining without asking prior permission from the publisher or the Author(s), as long as the purpose is non-commercial and appropriate attribution is maintained. Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (11574070, 11404087, 51771186); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China; Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M571918, 2017T100442); The European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement (744817).
Uncontrolled Keywords: Spatial solitons,Subwavelength structures,nanostructures,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Publication ISSN: 1094-4087
Last Modified: 08 Jan 2024 08:37
Date Deposited: 14 Dec 2017 09:30
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2017-11-20
Accepted Date: 2017-11-11
Submitted Date: 2017-08-28
Authors: Xie, Kang
Boardman, Allan D.
Li, Qian
Shi, Zhiwei
Jiang, Haiming
Xia, Hongyan
Hu, Zhijia (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8960-5318)
Zhang, Junxi
Zhang, Wei (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-3584-8541)
Mao, Qiuping
Hu, Lei
Yang, Tianyu
Wen, Fei
Wang, Erlei

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