Magnetic field effects and landau solitons in strained photonic graphene

Mikael C. Rechtsman, Alexander Szameit, Mordechai Segev

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Abstract

We show that strain can induce large magnetic field effects in "photonic graphene" (honeycomb photonic lattices) without time-reversal symmetry-breaking. Consequently, we predict solitons bifurcating from Landau levels, and discuss how to observe them experimentally.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2011
StatePublished - 2011
EventQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2011 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: May 1 2011May 6 2011

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period5/1/115/6/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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