Title

Observation Of Two-Dimensional Spatial Solitary Waves In A Χ(2) Medium

Abstract

It is shown that under near phase matching conditions, the associated nonlinear phase distortion to the fundamental wave depletion follows a linear dependence with the optical field strength and not the optical intensity. Equivalently in such a regime cascaded self-focusing effects are inherently equivalent to a saturated intensity dependent phase distortion, hence multi-dimensional soliton like beams should be observable in transparent χ(2) nonlinear optical media. The electromagnetic field propagates then in a strongly coupled regime where both the fundamental portion of the field and the second harmonic are locked together, not only beating diffraction but walk-off induced by the natural birefringence of most χ(2) media.

Publication Date

12-1-1995

Publication Title

Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS

Volume

2

Number of Pages

19-20

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0029491596 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0029491596

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