Surface line defect solitons in square optical lattice

Abstract

We study the surface line defect gap solitons (SLDGSs) in an interface between a line defect of two-dimensional (2D) square optical lattice and the uniform media with focusing saturable nonlinearity. Some unique properties are revealed that the surface line defect of square optical lattice can profoundly affect the shape and stability of soliton. Stable soltion for the case of negative defect can exist in both of the semi-infinite gap and the first gap; unlike in the square lattice without defect, soliton can only exist in the semi-infinite gap. For the case of the positive defect, the solitons exist in the semi-inifite gap and stably exist in the low power region.