Ab initio dissipative solitons in an all-photonic crystal resonator

Journal Article · Mon Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.84.021808· OSTI ID:22068478

Etrich, Christoph; Iliew, Rumen; Lederer, Falk; Egorov, Oleg A ^[1]; Staliunas, Kestutis ^[2]

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1. Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, D-07743 Jena (Germany)
2. Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), Departament de Fisica i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Colom 11, E-08222 Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain)

We identify dissipative solitons in a Kerr-nonlinear all-photonic crystal resonator by solving Maxwell's equations directly. The photonic crystal allows for diffraction management, leading to solitons with unique properties. These results are compared to a mean-field model based on Bloch waves, finding excellent agreement even for a high-contrast photonic crystal. By adjusting the quality factor and resonance frequencies of the resonator, optimal Bloch cavity solitons in terms of width and pump energy are identified. In particular, the width is independent of the quality factor, in contrast to the usual homogeneous cavity.

• OSTI ID: 22068478
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 84; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CRYSTALS
DIFFRACTION
KERR EFFECT
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
MEAN-FIELD THEORY
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
QUALITY FACTOR
RESONATORS
SOLITONS