Title :
Dynamics of two-dimensional partially coherent beams and solitons in saturable nonlinear media
Author :
Eugenieva ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Kip, D. ; Anastassiou, C. ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We believe we present for the first time two-dimensional (2D) interactions and dynamics of partially coherent beams with emphasis on incoherent solitons in saturable nonlinear media. This is done by employing the coherent density approach in 2D.
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; light coherence; nonlinear media; optical saturation; optical solitons; 2D interactions; coherent density approach; incoherent solitons; optical solitons; partially coherent beams; saturable nonlinear medi; saturable nonlinear media; two-dimensional partially coherent beams; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Density functional theory; Differential equations; Gaussian distribution; Nonlinear equations; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Photorefractive effect; Refractive index; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906731
