Spontaneous decay trapping and steering in a two-dimensional photonic crystal

We show that both the spontaneous decay and pulse amplification in near-resonance Bragg structures can produce light localization in the bandgap of such structures. This localization is accompanied by formation of a new type of gap soliton.

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Main Authors: Mel'nikov, I.V., Aitchison, J.S.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bragg gratings
Optical propagation
Optical pulses
Optical solitons
Photonic band gap
Photonic crystals
Pulse amplifiers
Spontaneous emission
Stationary state
Stimulated emission
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Summary:We show that both the spontaneous decay and pulse amplification in near-resonance Bragg structures can produce light localization in the bandgap of such structures. This localization is accompanied by formation of a new type of gap soliton.
DOI:10.1109/QELS.2003.238586