• DocumentCode
    2791744
  • Title

    Collapse and stability of necklace beams in Kerr media

  • Author

    Grow, Taylor D. ; Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Vuong, Luat T. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally investigate necklace beams in Kerr media. For powers greater than one critical power for self-focusing per bead, we observe a transition from collective behavior to independent collapse of each of the beads.
  • Keywords
    Diffraction; Energy measurement; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Particle beams; Pulse measurements; Shape; Stability;
  • 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.2007.4431600
  • Filename
    4431600
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2791744