• DocumentCode
    520961
  • Title

    Switching from nonlinear beam focusing to defocusing in periodic structures

  • Author

    Bennet, Francis H. ; Amuli, Inés A. ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw Z. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.

  • Author_Institution
    Nonlinear Phys. Centre & Laser Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate experimentally the transition of nonlinear beam focusing to defocusing by varying the modulation depth of a periodic system. The observed effect illustrates the fundamental crossover when the periodic system changes properties to homogeneous.
  • Keywords
    Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Physics; Refractive index; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500565
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=520961