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Hybrid Bloch-Anderson localization of light.

Authors :
Stützer S
Kartashov YV
Vysloukh VA
Konotop VV
Nolte S
Torner L
Szameit A
Source :
Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2013 May 01; Vol. 38 (9), pp. 1488-90.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

We investigate the interplay of Bloch oscillations and Anderson localization in optics. Gradual washing out of Bloch oscillations and the formation of nearly stationary averaged intensity distributions, which are symmetric for narrow and strongly asymmetric for broad input excitations, are observed experimentally in laser-written waveguide arrays. At large disorder levels Bloch oscillations are completely destroyed and both narrow and wide excitations lead to symmetric stationary averaged intensity distributions with exponentially decaying tails.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1539-4794
Volume :
38
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Optics letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23632527
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.38.001488