Spatio-temporal dynamics of nonlinear Airy beam interactions

Marc Sciamanna (1) , Noemi Wiersma (1) , Nicolas Marsal (1) , Delphine Wolfersberger (1)

1 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes

We review the time-dependent self-focusing of an Airy beam in a photorefractive crystal. The interaction between two counter-propagating Airy beams yields additional dynamics, e.g. static waveguiding, time-periodic and chaotic light trajectories.

Mots clés: Airy beams; Gaussian Beams; Laser materials processing; Nonlinear optics; Refractive index; Spatial light modulators

Domaines: Science non linéaire [physics]; Physique [physics]; Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Marc Sciamanna, Noemi Wiersma, Nicolas Marsal, Delphine Wolfersberger. Spatio-temporal dynamics of nonlinear Airy beam interactions. Nonlinear Photonics 2016 / Photonics and Fiber Technology 2016 (ACOFT, BGPP, NP), Sep 2016, Sydney, Australia. ⟨10.1364/NP.2016.NTh1A.1⟩. ⟨hal-01818594⟩