Nonlinear control of light in periodic photonic structures: from waveguides to cavities

Dragomir N. Neshev (1) , Nicolas Marsal (2) , Delphine Wolfersberger (2) , Marc Sciamanna (2) , Germano Montemezzani (2) , Andrey A. Sukhorukov (1) , Wieslaw Krolikowski (1) , Yuri S. Kivshar (1)

1 Nonlinear Physics Centre
2 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes

We review the fundamentals of light control in nonlinear periodic photonic lattices. In particular, we demonstrate their ability to control the modulational instability and pattern formation in a nonlinear dissipative feedback system.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Dragomir N. Neshev, Nicolas Marsal, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna, Germano Montemezzani, et al.. Nonlinear control of light in periodic photonic structures: from waveguides to cavities. Winter Topicals 2009, Jan 2009, Innsbruck, Austria. pp.144-145, ⟨10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771698⟩. ⟨hal-00371762⟩