Title :
Observation of two-dimensional spatial solitary waves in a χ (2) medium
Author :
Torruellas, William E. ; Stegeman, George I. ; Torner, Lluís
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. in Electro-Optics & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Cascaded second order nonlinear processes offer a new range of opportunities. Indeed we have shown that under near phase matching conditions, the associated nonlinear phase distortion to the fundamental wave depletion follows a linear dependence with the optical field strength and not the optical intensity. Equivalently in such a regime cascaded self focusing effects are inherently equivalent to a saturated intensity dependent phase distortion, hence multi-dimensional soliton like second order nonlinear optical media
Keywords :
optical materials; optical noise; optical saturation; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; stability; transparency; χ(2) medium; associated nonlinear phase distortion; cascaded second order nonlinear processes; cascaded self focusing effects; fundamental wave depletion; linear dependence; multi-dimensional soliton like second order nonlinear optical media; near phase matching conditions; optical field strength; optical intensity; saturated intensity dependent phase distortion; two-dimensional spatial solitary wave observation; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical frequency conversion; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Phase distortion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484576
