Title :
Self-trapping of partially spatially incoherent dark beams
Author :
Zhigang Chen ; Mitchell, M. ; Segev, M. ; Coskun, T.H. ; Christodoulides, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given.We report the first experimental observation of self-trapping of spatially incoherent dark beams in the form of one-dimensional dark stripes and of two-dimensional dark vortices. To generate spatially incoherent dark beams, we convert a coherent laser source into a quasi-monochromatic spatially incoherent light source by using a relating diffuser.
Keywords :
light coherence; light sources; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; coherent laser source; one-dimensional dark stripes; partially spatially incoherent dark beams; quasi-monochromatic spatially incoherent light source; relating diffuser; self-trapping; spatially incoherent dark beams; two-dimensional dark vortices; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Lighting control; Optical control; Optimized production technology; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Pyroelectricity; Solitons; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-541-2
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC.1998.679997
