• DocumentCode
    2791727
  • Title

    Dispersive, superfluid-like shock waves in nonlinear optics: Properties & interactions

  • Author

    Wan, Wenjie ; Jia, Shu ; Fleischer, Jason W.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 08544 USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate dispersive optical shock waves in ID and 21), characterize their nonlinear properties, and observe the complex interactions when two such shocks collide.
  • Keywords
    Dispersion; Electric shock; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Photorefractive materials; Physics; Power measurement; Shock waves; Tail; Viscosity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431599
  • Filename
    4431599