EFFECT OF A FLUCTUATING PHASE MISMATCH ON SPATIAL SOLITONS IN QUADRATIC MEDIA

Authors
CLAUSEN CB BANG O KIVSHAR YS CHRISTIANSEN PL
Citation
Cb. Clausen et al., EFFECT OF A FLUCTUATING PHASE MISMATCH ON SPATIAL SOLITONS IN QUADRATIC MEDIA, Optics letters, 22(5), 1997, pp. 271-273
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
271 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1997)22:5<271:EOAFPM>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We investigate the evolution of self-guided beams in a chi((2)) medium with a fluctuating phase mismatch between the fundamental wave and it s second harmonic, as may occur in particular when the quasi-phase-mat ching technique is applied. We show that the fluctuations reduce the p hase correlation and act as an effective loss to solitary waves. (C) 1 997 Optical Society of America.