Giant Goos-Hänchen shifts and radiation-induced trapping of Helmholtz solitons at nonlinear interfaces.

نویسندگان

  • Julio Sánchez-Curto
  • Pedro Chamorro-Posada
  • Graham S McDonald
چکیده

Giant Goos-Hänchen shifts and radiation-induced trapping are studied at the planar boundary separating two focusing Kerr media within the framework of the Helmholtz theory. The analysis, valid for all angles of incidence, reveals that interfaces exhibiting linear external refraction can also accommodate both phenomena. Numerical evidence of these effects is provided, based on analytical predictions derived from a generalized Snell's law.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 36 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011