Higher-order space charge field effects on the evolution of spatial solitons in biased photorefractive crystals

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1996

Authors

Singh, SR (Author) Other; Maria Inês Barbosa de Carvalho (Author) FEUP; Christodoulides, DN (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Optics Communications

Vol. 130

Pages: 288-294

ISSN: 0030-4018

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-008-PCQ

DOI: 10.1016/0030-4018(96)00288-x

Abstract (EN): We investigate higher-order space charge field effects on the evolution of bright spatial solitons in biased photorefractive crystals under steady-state conditions. Numerical simulations demonstrate that these optical solitons can experience considerable increase in their self-deflection especially in the regime of very high bias field strengths. This process is further studied using perturbation techniques. Our analysis indicates, that for very high bias fields, the self-bending process is further enhanced by a factor that varies cubically with the applied field. Relevant examples are provided.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7