Self-accelerating optical beams in nonlocal nonlinear media

We find self-accelerating beams in nonlocal nonlinear media and show that their propagation dynamics is affected by boundary conditions that increase their acceleration, or cause bending in a direction opposite to the initial trajectory.

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Published in2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Bekenstein, R., Schley, R., Segev, M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2012
Subjects
Acceleration
Boundary conditions
Laser beams
Media
Optical beams
Particle beams
Trajectory
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Summary:We find self-accelerating beams in nonlocal nonlinear media and show that their propagation dynamics is affected by boundary conditions that increase their acceleration, or cause bending in a direction opposite to the initial trajectory.
ISBN:1467318396
9781467318396
ISSN:2160-8989
2160-9004
DOI:10.1364/QELS.2012.QM3E.6