Title :
Dramatic impact of two photon absorption on multi soliton excitation in non-critically phase-matched biaxial crystals
Author :
Polyakov, S. ; Jankovic, L. ; Stegeman, G. ; Bosshard, C. ; Gunter, P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally and numerically that strong two photon absorption affects multiple quadratic soliton generation by high power 2D beams in a type-I biaxial crystal (KNbO/sub 3/). Simulations are in a good agreement with the experiment.
Keywords :
birefringence; laser beams; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical solitons; potassium compounds; two-photon processes; 2D beams; KNbO/sub 3/; biaxial crystals; multiple quadratic soliton generation; multisoliton excitation; noncritically phase-matched crystals; two photon absorption; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Diffraction; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical refraction; Photonic crystals; Power generation; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238157
