• DocumentCode
    521032
  • Title

    Hot particle solitons: Self-trapped beams based on thermophoresis in complex fluids

  • Author

    Lamhot, Y. ; Peleg, O. ; Segev, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that strong coupling between light and nanoparticle suspensions, mediated by negative thermophoresis and heat diffusion, gives rise to self-trapping of optical beams.
  • Keywords
    Optical beams; Optical materials; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Particle beams; Refractive index; Solvents; Suspensions; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500639
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=521032