Localization and Anderson delocalization of light in fractional dimensions with a quasi-periodic lattice.

Abstract

We address the properties of wavepacket localization-delocalization transition (LDT) in fractional dimensions with a quasi-periodic lattice. The LDT point, which is generally determined by the competition between two sub-lattices comprising the quasi-periodic lattice, turns out to be inversely proportional to the Lévy index. Surprisingly, we find that, in the presence of weak structural disorder, anti-Anderson localization occurs, i.e., the introduced disorder results in an increasing of the size of the linear modes. Inclusion of a weak focusing nonlinearity is shown to improve localization. The propagation simulation achieves excellent agreement with the linear and nonlinear eigenmode analysis.