Disorder-induced localization of light near edges of nonlinear photonic lattices

dc.contributor.authorJovic, Dragana
dc.contributor.authorBelic, Milivoj
dc.contributor.authorDenz, Cornelia
dc.contributor.authorKivshar, Yuri
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:57:11Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:26:50Z
dc.description.abstractWe investigated the influence of edges and corners on the Anderson localization of light in disordered two-dimensional photonic lattices that are optically induced in nonlinear saturable photorefractive media. A systematic quantitative study of gradual transition from corner to bulk Anderson localization in truncated two-dimensional photonic lattices was carried out. We analyzed numerically the localization at several corners and edges of the square and triangular photonic lattices and compared them with the localization in bulk medium. We found that, for strong disorder, corners and edges effectively suppress Anderson localization, as compared to the bulk, but to a varying degree.
dc.identifier.issn0030-4018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/60548
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceOptics Communications
dc.subjectKeywords: Anderson localization; Disorder; Gradual transition; Localization; Nonlinear photonic lattices; Photonic lattice; Photorefractive media; Quantitative study; Strong disorders; Two dimensional; Photonics Disorder; Localization; Photonic lattice
dc.titleDisorder-induced localization of light near edges of nonlinear photonic lattices
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage355
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage352
local.contributor.affiliationJovic, Dragana, Texas A & M University at Qatar
local.contributor.affiliationBelic, Milivoj, Texas A & M University at Qatar
local.contributor.affiliationKivshar, Yuri, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDenz, Cornelia, Westfalische Wilhelms-University
local.contributor.authoruidKivshar, Yuri, u9307695
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor020503 - Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB547
local.identifier.citationvolume285
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.optcom.2011.09.042
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-81755173489
local.identifier.thomsonID000298219200031
local.type.statusPublished Version

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