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Observation of the gradual transition from one-dimensional to two-dimensional Anderson localization

Optics 2015-06-04 v1 Pattern Formation and Solitons

Abstract

We study the gradual transition from one-dimensional to two-dimensional Anderson localization upon transformation of the dimensionality of disordered waveguide arrays. An effective transition from one- to two-dimensional system is achieved by increasing the number of rows forming the arrays. We observe that, for a given disorder level, Anderson localization becomes weaker with increasing number of rows, hence the effective dimension.

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@article{arxiv.1202.0215,
  title  = {Observation of the gradual transition from one-dimensional to two-dimensional Anderson localization},
  author = {U. Naether and Y. V. Kartashov and V. A. Vysloukh and S. Nolte and A. Tunnermann and L. Torner and A. Szameit},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.0215},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Optics Letters