Title :
Self-induced transparency in nano-dispersions: Formation and instabilities
Author :
Siviloglou, G.A. ; El-Ganainy, R. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Rotschild, C. ; Segev, M.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We show that light scattering from a cloud of nano-particles dispersed in a host medium can lead to the formation of self-induced transparent waveguides. The stability properties of these nonlinear propagation channels are examined.
Keywords :
light scattering; optical dispersion; self-induced transparency; light scattering; nano-dispersions; nonlinear propagation channels; self-induced transparency; self-induced transparent waveguides; Biomedical optical imaging; Electromagnetic scattering; Light scattering; Nanobioscience; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; (190.3970) Microparticle nonlinear optics; (190.4420) Transverse effects in nonlinear optics;
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
