Persistence and breakdown of Airy beams driven by an initial nonlinearity
Optics Letters, Vol. 35, Issue 23, pp. 3952-3954 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.35.003952
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Abstract
We study the behavior of Airy beams propagating from a nonlinear medium to a linear medium. We show that an Airy beam initially driven by a self-defocusing nonlinearity experiences anomalous diffraction and can maintain its shape in subsequent propagation, but its intensity pattern and acceleration cannot persist when driven by a self-focusing nonlinearity. The unusual behavior of Airy beams is examined from their energy flow as well as the Brillouin zone spectrum of self-induced chirped photonic lattices.
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OCIS Codes
(050.1940) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction
(190.4420) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in
(350.5500) Other areas of optics : Propagation
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
History
Original Manuscript: September 8, 2010
Revised Manuscript: October 7, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: October 19, 2010
Published: November 23, 2010
Citation
Yi Hu, Simon Huang, Peng Zhang, Cibo Lou, Jingjun Xu, and Zhigang Chen, "Persistence and breakdown of Airy beams driven by an initial nonlinearity," Opt. Lett. 35, 3952-3954 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-23-3952
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