DocumentCode
499741
Title
Soliton emission from a trapping potential
Author
Peccianti, M. ; Assanto, G.
Author_Institution
Res. Center SOFT INFM-CNR, Sapienza Univ., Rome, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Spatial solitons trapped in a confining potential can undergo power dependent scattering. As the potential depends on the nonlinearity, solitons can accumulate transverse acceleration and eventually escape. We demonstrated this phenomenon in a reorientational medium.
Keywords
optical self-focusing; optical solitons; power dependent scattering; reorientational media; soliton emission; spatial soliton; trapping potential; Acceleration; Charge carrier processes; Light scattering; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (190.6135) Spatial solitons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225099
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