Polarization domain wall solitons with counterpropagating laser beams

被引：67

作者：

Pitois, S ^{[1
]}

Millot, G ^{[1
]}

Wabnitz, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bourgogne, Phys Lab, F-21011 Dijon, France

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1998年 / 81卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1409

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We report the experimental observation of a polarization kink or domain wall soliton by mixing two intense counterpropagating laser beams in a nonlinear isotropic dielectric. This soliton represents the switching of the state of polarization of light between two domains where both waves are circularly polarized and corotating. Good agreement is obtained with the theoretical description of the effect.

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页码：1409 / 1412

页数：4

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