Stability of Polarization Vortices in Self-Focusing Kerr Media

Amiel A. Ishaaya; Luat T. Vuong; Taylor D. Grow; Alexander L. Gaeta

doi:10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452631

Stability of Polarization Vortices in Self-Focusing Kerr Media

Amiel A. Ishaaya, Luat T. Vuong, Taylor D. Grow, Alexander L. Gaeta

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Abstract

We investigate the collapse dynamics and polarization stability of radially and azimuthally polarized vortex beams in Kerr media. The beams break up into distinct collapsing filaments with the initial local polarization distribution being maintained.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007
Publisher	Optical Society of America
ISBN (Print)	1557528349, 9781557528346
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452631
State	Published - 1 Dec 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007 - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 6 May 2007 → 6 May 2007

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Name	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-2701

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Conference	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore, MD
Period	6/05/07 → 6/05/07

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Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Ishaaya, AA, Vuong, LT, Grow, TD & Gaeta, AL 2007, Stability of Polarization Vortices in Self-Focusing Kerr Media. in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007., 4452631, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, Optical Society of America, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007, Baltimore, MD, United States, 6/05/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452631

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Stability of Polarization Vortices in Self-Focusing Kerr Media

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