Nonlinear surface modes and Tamm states in periodic photonic structures

Wave Motion

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Kivshar, Yuri S ^a   Molina, Mario I ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Discrete solitons; Surface solitons; Surface waves; Tamm states

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; SOLITONS; SURFACE WAVES;

DISCRETE SOLITONS; ELECTRONIC THEORY; INTERFACE SOLITONS; SURFACE SOLITONS; TAMM STATES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SOLITONS; SURFACE WAVES;

NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLITARY WAVE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 35649019108     PISSN: 01652125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wavemoti.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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