Title :
Refraction of grey solitons at defocusing Kerr interfaces
Author :
Sánchez-Curto, Julio ; Chamorro-Posada, Pedro ; McDonald, Graham S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Teor. de la Senal y Comun. e Ing. Telematica, Univ. de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Abstract :
We present a generalized Snell´s law that governs grey soliton refraction at the interface separating two defocusing Kerr media. The analysis, based on the Helmholtz theory, is valid for arbitrary angles of incidence and reveals that grey solitons undergo either external or internal refraction depending on the soliton contrast parameter.
Keywords :
Helmholtz equations; light refraction; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; Helmholtz theory; Snell law; defocusing Kerr interfaces; external refraction; grey soliton refraction; internal refraction; soliton contrast parameter; Gold; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7043-3
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2010.5634248
