Title :
Spiral propagation of two collapsing beams
Author :
Shim, Bonggu ; Schrauth, Samuel E. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We investigate spiral propagation of two beams intersecting with a small angle in Kerr media. Through the balance of attractive and centrifugal forces, we observe rotations up to 14° by operating at zero relative phase.
Keywords :
Diffraction; Laser beams; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical retarders; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Solids; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
