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Controlling Light in Optically Induced Photonic Lattices

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  • Addresses novel effects in the linear and nonlinear propagation of light in periodic photonic structures
  • Employs both experiment and numerical simulations to gain a comprehensive picture
  • Nominated as an outstanding contribution by the University of Münster
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Motivation and Outline

    • Bernd Terhalle
    Pages 1-4
  3. Optically Induced Photonic Lattices

    • Bernd Terhalle
    Pages 21-33
  4. Nonlinear Light Localization

    • Bernd Terhalle
    Pages 61-85
  5. Summary and Outlook

    • Bernd Terhalle
    Pages 87-89
  6. Appendices

    • Bernd Terhalle
    Pages 91-98
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 99-104

About this book

Discrete periodic structures play an important role in physics, and have opened up an exciting new area of investigation in recent years. Questions relating to the control of light in such structures still represent a major challenge. It is this highly active field that is addressed in the present thesis. Using the model system of a photorefractive nonlinearity that allows one to simultaneously create and control photonic lattices by light, the author obtains a comprehensive picture of the control of nonlinear and quantum optics phenomena in photonic lattices. He describes and demonstrates experimentally for the first time resonant transitions in two-dimensional hexagonal lattices, including Rabi oscillations and Landau-Zener tunneling, as well as the direct control and exploitation of these transitions. A particular highlight of this thesis is the study of soliton-cluster switching and control of Zener tunneling.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Lab. for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

    Bernd Terhalle

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