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We investigated light propagation in curved optical waveguide arrays. Increasing power causes self-collimation, then diffusion, and finally self-trapping into solitons in these diffraction-managed photonic lattices.

Area of Science:

Nonlinear optics
Photonics
Condensed matter physics

Background:

Photonic lattices guide light, mimicking crystal behavior.
Diffraction management alters light propagation dynamics.
Nonlinear effects become significant at high optical powers.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate nonlinear light propagation in diffraction-managed photonic lattices.
To identify different propagation regimes based on input optical power.
To understand the transition from self-collimation to soliton formation.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of periodically-curved arrays of optical waveguides.
Experimental study of nonlinear light propagation.
Analysis of beam self-imaging, diffusion, and self-trapping phenomena.

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Identified distinct nonlinear propagation regimes: self-collimation, nonlinear diffusion, and self-trapping.
Observed destruction of self-imaging with increasing power.
Demonstrated the formation of discrete diffraction-managed solitons at high powers.

Conclusions:

The input power critically determines light propagation behavior in these lattices.
Diffraction-managed photonic lattices exhibit complex nonlinear dynamics.
Discrete solitons can be formed and controlled in these engineered structures.