Title :
Stability of polarization vortices in self-focusing Kerr media
Author :
Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Vuong, Luat T. ; Grow, Taylor D. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We investigate the collapse dynamics and polarization stability of radially and azimuthally polarized vortex beams in Kerr media. The beams break up into distinct collapsing filaments with the initial local polarization distribution being maintained.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical vortices; collapsing filaments; local polarization distribution; polarization vortex stability; self-focusing Kerr media; vortex beams; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Solitons; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452631
