We report the first experimental observation of (1 + 1)D self-confinement of laser beams in BSO crystals, which are photorefractive materials with strong optical activity (45 mm(-1)). The BSO crystal was biased along the [001] crystallographic direction while the light beam propagated along [(1) under bar 10]. Breathing of such beams has been monitore
Experimental demonstration of (1+1)D self-confinement and breathing soliton-like propagation in photorefractive crystals with strong optical activity / Fazio, Eugenio; F., Mariani; Bertolotti, Mario; V., Babin; V., Vlad. - In: JOURNAL OF OPTICS. A, PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS. - ISSN 1464-4258. - STAMPA. - 3:(2001), pp. 466-469. [10.1088/1464-4258/3/6/307]
Experimental demonstration of (1+1)D self-confinement and breathing soliton-like propagation in photorefractive crystals with strong optical activity
FAZIO, Eugenio;BERTOLOTTI, Mario;
2001
Abstract
We report the first experimental observation of (1 + 1)D self-confinement of laser beams in BSO crystals, which are photorefractive materials with strong optical activity (45 mm(-1)). The BSO crystal was biased along the [001] crystallographic direction while the light beam propagated along [(1) under bar 10]. Breathing of such beams has been monitoreI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
