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Boundary-induced Anderson localization in photonic lattices

arXiv:1011.5532 · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2011.03.055

Abstract

We analyze numerically localization of light in linear square waveguide arrays restricted in one dimension (``ribbons''), whose boundaries are disordered in propagation constant and/or coupling. We find that the disordered boundary induces a localization tendency in the bulk even for relatively wide ribbons.

three double-column pages, six figures, submitted