Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Express
Keywords
METALLIC-FILMS; MEDIA; LIGHT; PARTICLES; GLASSES; COLORS; Optics
Abstract
We study spatial soliton dynamics in nano-particle suspensions. Starting from the Nernst-Planck and Smoluchowski equations, we demonstrate that in these systems the underlying nonlinearities as well as the nonlinear Rayleigh losses depend exponentially on optical intensity. Two different nonlinear regimes are identified depending on the refractive index contrast of the nanoparticles involved and the interesting prospect of self-induced transparency is demonstrated. Soliton stability is systematically analyzed for both 1D and 2D configurations and their propagation dynamics in the presence of Rayleigh losses is examined. The possibility of synthesizing artificial nonlinearities using mixtures of nanosuspensions is also considered.
Journal Title
Optics Express
Volume
15
Issue/Number
16
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
10207
Last Page
10218
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1094-4087
Recommended Citation
El-Ganainy, R.; Christodoulides, D. N.; Rotschild, C.; and Segev, M., "Soliton dynamics and self-induced transparency in nonlinear nanosuspensions" (2007). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 7100.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/7100
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