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

Sánchez-Curto, J; Chamorro-Posada, P; McDonald, GS

Abstract

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.

Citation

Helmholtz solitons at nonlinear interfaces. Optics Letters, 36(18), 3605-3607. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.003605

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 13, 2011
• Deposit Date: Oct 12, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Optics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0146-9592
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 18
• Pages: 3605-3607
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.003605
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1364/OL.36.003605
• Related Public URLs: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-36-18-3605