Vector discrete nonlinear surface waves

Opt Express. 2005 Oct 3;13(20):7720-5. doi: 10.1364/opex.13.007720.

Abstract

It is theoretically shown that multi-component discrete vector surface waves can exist in arrays of coupled waveguides. These mutually trapped surface states primarily reside in the first waveguide of a semi-infinite array. The existence and stability of such surface waves are systematically investigated.