Stable self-trapping and ring formation in polydiacetylene para-toluene sulfonate

Ewan M. Wright, Brian L. Lawrence, William Torruellas, George Stegeman

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Abstract

Numerical simulations of two-dimensional beam propagation in polydiacetylene para-toluene sulfonate measured values for [inline formula], predict stable self-trapping and a new phenomenon in which a spatial ring evolves from a Gaussian input beam. We interpret the numerical results theoretically, using the variational model of nonlinear Gaussian beam propagation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2481-2483
Number of pages3
JournalOptics letters
Volume20
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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