Bistability and stationary gap solitons in quasiperiodic photonic crystals based on Thue–Morse sequence

Victor V Grigoriev; Fabio Biancalana

doi:10.1016/j.photonics.2010.05.002

Bistability and stationary gap solitons in quasiperiodic photonic crystals based on Thue–Morse sequence

Victor V Grigoriev, Fabio Biancalana

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Abstract

The nonlinear properties of quasiperiodic photonic crystals based on Thue-Morse sequence are investigated. The intrinsic asymmetry of these 1D structures for odd generation numbers results in bistability thresholds which are sensitive to propagation direction. Along with resonances of perfect transmission, this feature allows to obtain strongly nonreciprocal propagation and to create an all-optical diode (ADD). The efficiency of two schemes is compared: passive and active when an additional short-term pump signal is applied. The existence of stationary gap solitons for quasiperiodic photonic crystals is shown numerically, and their difference from the Bragg case is emphasized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285–290
Number of pages	6
Journal	Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.photonics.2010.05.002
Publication status	Published - Sep 2010
Event	2nd International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics - Bad Honnef, Germany Duration: 28 Oct 2009 → 30 Oct 2009

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