Title :
An analogue to sound propagation in a nonlinear Fabry-Perot cavity
Author :
Boyce, J. ; Chiao, R.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The phenomena of self-focusing and defocusing in nonlinear optics can be viewed as arising from interactions between photons when the light propagation is paraxial and the Kerr nonlinearity is fast. We investigate one novel consequence of this, the existence of sound-like propagating photon density waves in a planar Fabry-Perot cavity containing a self-defocusing (n/sub 2/<0) nonlinear medium.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; light propagation; optical self-focusing; amplitude-modulated beam; defocusing; dispersion relation; fast Kerr nonlinearity; interactions between photons; nonlinear Fabry-Perot cavity; nonlinear index shift; nonlinear optics; paraxial light propagation; planar Fabry-Perot cavity; plane-wave background beam; self-focusing; sound propagation analogue; sound-like propagating photon density waves; Acoustic beams; Acoustic propagation; Fabry-Perot; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Photorefractive effect; Ring oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807143
