An experimental study of the interactions of self-trapped white light beams in a photopolymer

Interactions of two parallel-propagating and mutually incoherent white light beams were examined in a photopolymerizable organosiloxane. The beams fused when separated by a distance corresponding to the width of each beam but at separation distances ⪢ beam width, formed two self-trapped beams that r...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2008-08, Vol.93 (5), p.051111-051111-3
Main Authors: Kasala, Kailash, Saravanamuttu, Kalaichelvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BEAM PROFILES
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
PHOTOCHEMISTRY
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
RADIATION PRESSURE
TRAPPING
VISIBLE RADIATION
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Summary:Interactions of two parallel-propagating and mutually incoherent white light beams were examined in a photopolymerizable organosiloxane. The beams fused when separated by a distance corresponding to the width of each beam but at separation distances ⪢ beam width, formed two self-trapped beams that repelled each other. At separation distances < beam width, they suffered filamentation but ultimately fused into a single self-trapped beam.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.2957994