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Polarization Domain Wall Solitons with Counterpropagating Laser Beams
Stéphane PitoisGuy MillotStefan Wabnitzsubject
PhysicsPolarization rotatorbusiness.industryIsotropyGeneral Physics and AstronomyDielectricElliptical polarizationPolarization (waves)Nonlinear systemOpticsSolitonAtomic physicsbusinessNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsLaser beamsdescription
The coupling between two intense laser beams in a nonlinear dielectric leads to a host of physical effects. In particular, the interaction between the polarization states of two counterpropagating ligth beams may generate polarization domain wall (PDW7) solitons [1]. We present what we believe is the first experimental observation of PDW7 soliton formation in a nonlinear dielectric medium.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 | Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics-Europe |