• DocumentCode
    2884059
  • Title

    Helmholtz solitons at nonlinear interfaces

  • Author

    Sanchez-Curto, J. ; Chamorro-Posada, P. ; McDonald, G.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Valladolid Univ., Spain
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Abstract
    The evolution of Helmholtz solitons at the interface separating two Kerr-type media is described by means of a generalized nonlinear Helmholtz equation. The bright soliton solution for this equation and arbitrary media properties are presented. Numerical simulations show that, when there is only mismatch in the linear refractive index, Helmholtz solitons behave according to Snell´s law. Also, the general reflection and refraction properties of optical solitons show features that cannot be captured in the paraxial theory.
  • Keywords
    Helmholtz equations; light reflection; light refraction; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; refractive index; Helmholtz solitons; Kerr-type media; Snell law; bright soliton solution; generalized nonlinear Helmholtz equation; linear refractive index mismatch; nonlinear interfaces; optical solitons; reflection properties; refraction properties; Character generation; Laboratories; Nonlinear equations; Numerical simulation; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Physics; Refractive index; Telecommunication standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8973-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567256
  • Filename
    1567256