Title :
Fusion arrest and collapse phenomena due to Kerr-nonlinearity in quadratic media
Author :
Johansen, S.K. ; Bang, O. ; Sorensen, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. Modelling, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Emphasizing collapse phenomena it is investigated to what extend the always present cubic nonlinearity affects the properties of soliton interaction in quadratic bulk media. An effective particle approach is applied and verified by numerical simulations.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical solitons; Kerr-nonlinearity; collapse phenomena; cubic nonlinearity; effective particle approach; fusion arrest and collapse phenomena; numerical simulations; quadratic bulk media; quadratic media; soliton interaction; Lagrangian functions; Mathematical model; Nonlinear optics; Numerical simulation; Optical devices; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Particle beams; Physical optics;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883589
