Title :
Superfluid-like shock waves in nonlinear optics
Author :
Wan, Wenjie ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate superfluid-like optical spatial shock waves. We examine their basic nonlinear properties in both 1D and 2D and demonstrate collisions between two such shocks.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; laser beams; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; quantum optics; superfluidity; Bose-Einstein condensate; Gaussian beams; laser light; nonlinear optics; optical soliton; self-defocusing medium; superfluid-like optical spatial shock waves; Atom optics; Chaos; Electric shock; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Physics; Shock waves; (000.1600) Classical and quantum physics; (030.1670) Coherent optical effects; (190.3100) Instabilities and chaos;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628872
