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Physical Review E

Controlling light by light in a one-dimensional resonant photonic crystal

Boris I. Mantsyzov, Igor V. Mel’nikov, James Stewart Aitchison

Published May 20, 2004• 15 citations
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Abstract

We consider the interaction and stability of gap solitons in a one-dimensional, resonant, photonic crystal with a defect state produced by a linear localized mode, or by an incoherent pump. Soliton propagation is investigated using both an analytical treatment and the direct numerical integration of the two-wave Maxwell-Bloch equations. Our results demonstrate that the soliton can be trapped, reflected from, or tunnel through the defect state.

DOI
10.1103/physreve.69.055602

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