Title :
Collapse and stability of necklace beams in Kerr media
Author :
Grow, Taylor D. ; Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Vuong, Luat T. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate necklace beams in Kerr media. For powers greater than one critical power for self-focusing per bead, we observe a transition from collective behavior to independent collapse of each of the beads.
Keywords :
Diffraction; Energy measurement; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Particle beams; Pulse measurements; Shape; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431600
