• DocumentCode
    2791779
  • Title

    Multiple-beam collapse in Kerr media

  • Author

    Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Grow, Taylor D. ; Vuong, Luat T. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    School of Applied and Engineerinz Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate the spatial collapse dynamics of several coupled beams in Kerr media. Depending on the initial beam configuration, we observe sharp transitions to either fusion or annihilation of the collapsing beams.
  • Keywords
    Delay; Kerr effect; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Physics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431602
  • Filename
    4431602