Polarization and energy dynamics in ultrafocused optical Kerr propagation

Developing a complete vectorial description of optical nonparaxial propagation of highly focused beams in Kerr media, we disclose a family of new phenomena. These phenomena appear to emerge as a consequence of the mutual coupling of all three components of the optical field. This circumstance, which...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics letters 2002-05, Vol.27 (9), p.734-736
Hauptverfasser: Ciattoni, A, Conti, C, Delre, E, Di Porto, P, Crosignani, B, Yariv, A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Developing a complete vectorial description of optical nonparaxial propagation of highly focused beams in Kerr media, we disclose a family of new phenomena. These phenomena appear to emerge as a consequence of the mutual coupling of all three components of the optical field. This circumstance, which is intrinsic to the very nature of Kerr propagation, was previously discarded on the basis of the conjecture that a reduced system is possible in which only one transverse field component interacts with the longitudinal component.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.27.000734