Title :
Optical shock waves on a partially-incoherent background
Author :
Dylov, Dmitry V. ; Wan, Wenjie ; Barsi, Christopher ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
We experimentally study dispersive optical shock waves on a partially-spatially-incoherent background. We observe statistical wave damping and demonstrate shock waves using both self-defocusing and self-focusing nonlinearities, corresponding to positive and negative optical fluid pressures.
Keywords :
damping; nonlinear optics; self-focusing; shock waves; optical fluid pressures; optical shock waves; partially-incoherent background; self-defocusing; self-focusing nonlinearities; statistical wave damping; Damping; Dispersion; Electric shock; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Shock waves; (030.1670) Coherent optical effects; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
