title: Discrete Talbot effect in waveguide arrays.
abstract: We report the first observation of discrete Talbot revivals in one-dimensional waveguide arrays. Unlike continuous systems where the Talbot self-imaging effect always occurs irrespective of the pattern period, in discrete configurations this process is only possible for a specific set of periodicities. Recurrence of different input periodic patterns is observed in good agreement with theory.
authors.affiliation: College of Optics and Photonics, CREOL & FPCE, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iwanow
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: May-Arrioja
authors.forename: Demetrios N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Christodoulides
authors.forename: George I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Stegeman
authors.forename: Yoohong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sohler