Theoretical Studies of Self-Trapped Optical Beams in Photorefractive Media

Abstract

The objective of this research project is to theoretically study self-trapping phenomena of incoherent and coherent optical beams in photorefractive media. Particular emphasis is given to the newly discovered class of incoherent solitons. We study their dynamics, modal composition and coherence properties. Other topics targeted in this research effort include theory of higher-order dark solitons, stability issues of incoherent and coherent photorefractive spatial solitons and interactions among photorefractive optical solitons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402725

Entities

People

  • Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Organizations

  • Lehigh University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Properties
  • Optical Solitons
  • Optics
  • Photorefractive Materials
  • Physics
  • Piezoceramics
  • Power Spectra
  • Refractive Index
  • Solitons
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.