Title :
Incoherent solitons and condensation processes
Author :
Picozzi, Antonio ; Haelterman, Marc ; Pitois, S. ; Millot, G.
Abstract :
We show that coherent phase effects may play a relevant role in the nonlinear propagation of partially incoherent waves, which lead to unexpected processes of condensation, or incoherent soliton generation in instantaneous response nonlinear media.
Keywords :
condensation; nonlinear media; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; coherent phase effects; condensation process; incoherent soliton generation; nonlinear Kerr media; nonlinear propagation; partially incoherent waves; Coherence; Delay; Fluctuations; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548792
