Open AccessSoliton mediated optical quantization in the transmission of one-dimensional photonic crystals
Author(s) -
Falk Eilenberger,
C. Martijn de Sterke,
Benjamin J. Eggleton
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.012708
Subject(s) - photonic crystal , quantization (signal processing) , optics , soliton , physics , transmission (telecommunications) , photonic crystal fiber , photonics , band gap , optical fiber , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , telecommunications , computer science , computer vision
We report the experimental and numerical observation of step-like behavior of the high-intensity transmission deep inside the bandgap of a 1D photonic crystal. We show this to be a novel manifestation of the quantization of the soliton area, and derive an upper limit for the energy of the transmission steps, which is consistent with measurements and simulations.