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Random-phase surface-wave solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media.
Assaf Barak1, Carmel Rotschild, Barak Alfassi
1Physics Department and Solid State Institute, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel.
Optics Letters
|August 19, 2007
Summary
We demonstrate incoherent surface solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media. These surface waves exist at the interface between a nonlinear medium and air, confirmed theoretically and experimentally.
Area of Science:
- Nonlinear optics
- Condensed matter physics
Background:
- Nonlinear media support various optical phenomena.
- Surface waves can propagate at interfaces.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate incoherent surface solitons.
- Investigate their properties in noninstantaneous nonlocal nonlinear media.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical modeling of soliton propagation.
- Experimental verification of surface soliton existence.
Main Results:
- Incoherent surface solitons were theoretically predicted.
- Experimental results confirmed the existence of these solitons.
- Solitons were observed at the interface between nonlinear and linear media.
Conclusions:
- Incoherent surface solitons can exist in noninstantaneous nonlocal nonlinear media.
- The interface between nonlinear and linear media supports these novel wave structures.
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