SELF-TRAPPING OF OPTICAL BEAMS IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE MEDIA

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作者
CROSIGNANI, B
SEGEV, M
ENGIN, D
DIPORTO, P
YARIV, A
SALAMO, G
机构
[1] FDN UGO BORDONI,ROME,ITALY
[2] CALTECH,PASADENA,CA 91125
[3] UNIV ARKANSAS,DEPT PHYS,FAYETTEVILLE,AR 72701
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.000446
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We study the possibility of self-trapping of an optical beam in a photorefractive medium under the combined influence of diffraction and self-scattering (two-wave mixing) of its spatial frequency components. We investigate the spectrum of solutions for the resulting photorefractive spatial solitons and discuss their unique properties. Design considerations and material requirements for experimental realization of these solitons, together with specific examples, are given.
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页码:446 / 453
页数:8
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