Title :
Can quadratic solitons self-accelerate?
Author :
Kaminer, Ido ; Segev, Mordechai ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We present accelerating self-trapped first- and second-harmonic beams in a phased-matched quadratic process. The acceleration results from the inner structure of the beams, which exhibit unique properties such as asynchronous interference and irregular power distribution.
Keywords :
acceleration; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical solitons; asynchronous interference; beam inner structure; irregular power distribution; phased-matched quadratic process; quadratic solitons; self-acceleration; self-trapped first-harmonic beams; self-trapped second-harmonic beams; Acceleration; Equations; Frequency conversion; Harmonic analysis; Particle beams; Power markets; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
