Title :
Interaction phenomena in second-order nonlinear materials
Author :
Baboiu, D.-M. ; Stegeman, G.I.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. in Electro-Optics & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. During the past three years, interest has grown rapidly in the theoretical and experimental study of solitary waves in materials with second-order nonlinearities, especially after they were experimentally observed in geometries with one or two transverse dimensions. A stable solitary wave consists of both a strongly coupled fundamental and harmonic beam. When two such solitary waves interact, it has been shown that the behavior of the output solitary waves is strongly influenced by the relative phase between the two input solitary waves and can generate, in the same material, phenomena similar to those predicted for self-focusing.
Keywords :
optical materials; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; stability; geometries; harmonic beam; input solitary waves; interaction phenomena; output solitary waves; relative phase; second-order nonlinear materials; second-order nonlinearities; self-focusing; solitary waves; stable solitary wave; strongly coupled fundamental beam; transverse dimensions; Diffraction; Geometry; Inorganic materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Pulse generation; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
