Title :
Incoherent surface-solitons in effectively- instantaneous nonlinear media
Author :
Alfassi, Barak ; Rotschild, Carmel ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We study, theoretically and experimentally, random-phase surface-solitons in instantaneous nonlocal nonlinear media, where the key mechanism for self-trapping is played by the nonlocal nature of the nonlinearity.
Keywords :
nonlinear media; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; incoherent surface-soliton; nonlocal nonlinear media; random-phase soliton; self-trapping; Adaptive optics; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Random media; Refractive index; Surface waves; Temperature; (190.6135) Spatial solitons; (240.4350) Nonlinear optics at surfaces;
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
