Introduction and concept, models and applications of optical solitons and solitary waves, with reference to temporal confinemnet of pulses and spatial confinement of light beams, for opto-optical processing and propagation of non-dispersive wavepackets. Experimental and application-oriented examples will be provided in optical fibers and liquid crystals. The modern electronics engineer will be able to understand and handle advanced generations of all-optical signal processors.
teacher profile teaching materials
One-, two-, and three-dimensional solitons
Spatial optical solitons and their stability
Kerr solitons in optical fibers, NLSE
Optical spatial solitons in liquid crystals, nematicons
Nematicon phenomena, features and applications
Notes from the teacher
Programme
Introduction to solitary waves and solitons, spatial solitons, temporal solitons, spatio-temporal solitonsOne-, two-, and three-dimensional solitons
Spatial optical solitons and their stability
Kerr solitons in optical fibers, NLSE
Optical spatial solitons in liquid crystals, nematicons
Nematicon phenomena, features and applications
Core Documentation
G. Assanto, Nematicons, Wiley & Sons, 2012Notes from the teacher
Reference Bibliography
Trillo e Torruellas, Spatial Solitons, Springer Agrawal, Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Academic Press