Optical stripes and bullets for a modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Polymilis, C; Frantzeskakis, DJ; Yannacopoulos, AN; Hizanidis, K; Rowlands, G

dc.contributor.author	Polymilis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Frantzeskakis, DJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Yannacopoulos, AN	en
dc.contributor.author	Hizanidis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Rowlands, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:55Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:55Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0740-3224	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14264
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetism	en
dc.subject.other	Focusing	en
dc.subject.other	Refractive index	en
dc.subject.other	Solitons	en
dc.subject.other	Self-steepening effect	en
dc.subject.other	Nonlinear optics	en
dc.title	Optical stripes and bullets for a modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1364/JOSAB.18.000075	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.18.000075	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	We study the existence, formation, and stability of quasi-one-dimensional (stripes) and two-dimensional (bullets) spatio-temporal soliton solutions for a (2 + 1)-dimensional modified nonlinear Schrodinger equation, in the presence of the self-steepening effect. These solutions, which are on top of a continuous-wave background, are either dark or antidark, the latter being supported by the self-steepening effect. We show that there exist stable small-amplitude lump solitons, which, in the context of nonlinear optics, constitute novel light bullets. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.publisher	OPTICAL SOC AMER	en
heal.journalName	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1364/JOSAB.18.000075	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000166326800010	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	75	en
dc.identifier.epage	80	en