Rosberg, ChristianNeshev, DragomirMitchell, ArnanVicencio, RodrigoMolina, Mario IKrolikowski, WieslawKivshar, Yuri2015-12-07May 21-261557528136http://hdl.handle.net/1885/26635We predict, in the framework of a nonlinear discrete model, and demonstrate experimentally in defocusing waveguide arrays, that self-localization near the edge of a photonic lattice can result in the formation of surface gap solitons.Keywords: Electron optics; Gallium alloys; Photonics; Quantum electronics; Solitons; Defocusing; Gap solitons; Nonlinear discrete models; Photonic lattices; Self localizations; Waveguide arrays; Lasers200610.1109/CLEO.2006.46277942016-02-24