FILAMENTATION INSTABILITY AND LOCALIZATION OF FINITE-AMPLITUDE OPTICAL PULSES IN SATURABLE NONLINEAR MEDIA

Authors
SHUKLA PK BINGHAM R
Citation
Pk. Shukla et R. Bingham, FILAMENTATION INSTABILITY AND LOCALIZATION OF FINITE-AMPLITUDE OPTICAL PULSES IN SATURABLE NONLINEAR MEDIA, Physica scripta. T, 52(2), 1995, pp. 199-200
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physica scripta. T → ACNP
ISSN journal
02811847
Volume
52
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
199 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0281-1847(1995)52:2<199:FIALOF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The generalized Schrodinger equation with the Kerr and saturation nonl inearities is used to investigate the filamentation instability and lo calization of arbitrarily large amplitude optical pulses in nonlinear media. The existence of finite amplitude optical clumps (optical solit ons or light bullets) is demonstrated. Conditions under which the fila mentation instability and light localization arise are presented.