Published April 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy localization and transport in binary waveguide arrays

  • 1. CNISM, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Universita degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia 25123 (Italy)
  • 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

Description

We obtain solitary-wave solutions of a model describing light propagation in binary (linearly and nonlinearly) waveguide arrays. This model describes energy localization and transport in various physical settings, ranging from metal-dielectric (i.e., plasmonic) to photonic crystal waveguides. The solitons exist for focusing, defocusing, and even for alternating focusing-defocusing nonlinearity.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
83
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 043822-043822.6
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43023800
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FOCUSING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; METALS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEGUIDES
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION

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