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Single- and double-periodic one-dimensional photonic lattices are formed in lithium niobate using both titanium in-diffusion and holographic grating recording. We investigate linear band structures and diffraction properties of such superlattices and observe a decrease of discrete diffraction with increasing modulation depth of the second superimposed lattice. In weakly modulated superlattices with tailored diffraction properties, our results demonstrate the formation of discrete solitons having a propagation constant inside the extra mini-gap formed inside the Brillouin zone.
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Smirnov, E., Rüter, C., Kip, D. et al. Light propagation in double-periodic nonlinear photonic lattices in lithium niobate. Appl. Phys. B 88, 359–362 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2731-6
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