Black and gray Helmholtz-Kerr soliton refraction

作者:Sanchez Curto Julio*; Chamorro Posada Pedro; McDonald Graham S
来源:Physical Review A, 2011, 83(1): 013828.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.83.013828

摘要

Refraction of black and gray solitons at boundaries separating different defocusing Kerr media is analyzed within a Helmholtz framework. A universal nonlinear Snell's law is derived that describes gray soliton refraction, in addition to capturing the behavior of bright and black Kerr solitons at interfaces. Key regimes, defined by beam and interface characteristics, are identified, and predictions are verified by full numerical simulations. The existence of a unique total nonrefraction angle for gray solitons is reported; both internal and external refraction at a single interface is shown possible (dependent only on incidence angle). This, in turn, leads to the proposal of positive or negative lensing operations on soliton arrays at planar boundaries.

  • 出版日期2011-1-31