Helmholtz solitons in power-law optical materials

Christian, JM, McDonald, GS, Potton, RJ and Chamorro-Posada, P 2007, 'Helmholtz solitons in power-law optical materials' , Physical Review A (PRA), 76 (3) , 033834.

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Abstract

A nonlinear Helmholtz equation for optical materials with regimes of power-law type of nonlinearity is proposed. This model captures broad beam evolution at any angle with respect to the reference direction in a wide range of media, including some semiconductors, doped glasses and liquid crystals. Novel exact analytical soliton solutions are presented for a generic nonlinearity, within which known Kerr solitons comprise a subset. Three conservation laws are also reported and numerical simulations examine the stability of the Helmholtz power-law solitons. These simulations have led to the identification of a new propagation feature associated with spatial solitons in power-law media, constituting a new class of oscillatory solution.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Energy Media, Digital Technology and the Creative Economy Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Physical Review A (PRA)
Publisher:	American Physical Society
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1050-2947
Related URLs:	Publication
Depositing User:	GS McDonald
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2011 10:01
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2017 05:35
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/18325

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