Title :
Impact of wave-envelope dynamics on beam and pulse break up in X(2) media
Author :
Salerno, D. ; Minardi, S. ; Trull, J. ; Di Trapani, P. ; Valiulis, G. ; Varanavicuis, A. ; Tamosauskas, G. ; Piskarskas, A. ; Trillo, S.
Author_Institution :
INFM, Insurbia Univ., Como, Italy
Abstract :
The evolution of a wavepacket undergoing second-harmonic generation gives rise to a deterministic break-up and multi-soliton formation either in the spatial or in the temporal domain, depending on the relative weight of diffraction and dispersion.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; X(2) media; beam break up; diffraction; dispersion; multisoliton formation; pulse break up; second-harmonic generation; wave-envelope dynamics; wavepacket evolution; Diffraction; Electron traps; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1313948
