OPTICAL SHOCK-WAVES IN NONLINEAR DISPERSIVE AMPLIFYING MEDIA

被引:5
作者
CHRISTODOULIDES, DN
CARVALHO, MI
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[1] Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
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10.1364/OL.19.000251
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We show that optical shock-wave solutions are possible in nonlinear dispersive amplifying media that exhibit a frequency-dependent gain and background loss. These shock-wave domains exist at lasing threshold and are permitted in both the normal and the anomalous dispersive regions.
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