Quantum light-polarization effects in low-birefringent kerr media

I. C. Khoo

Katarzyna Agnieszka Rutkowska, Yoav Linzon, Boris A. Malomed +1 more

Theoretical and experimental demonstration of light collapse control in magnetooptical bulk Kerr media is presented. The tunable interplay between magnetically induced birefringences is achieved via a combination of the Cotton-Mouton and Faraday effects.

R. Tanaś, Ts. Gantsog

I. C. Khoo, Y. Liang, Haorong Li

A recent theory of polarization switching and beam amplification effect in Kerr-like media is extended to birefringent photorefractive crystals. In this class of material, the birefringence allows a new mechanism for coherent nonlinear mixing effects among the extraordinary and ordinary waves, leading to amplification and polarization switching effects. Analytic solutions of the parametric equations governing these interacting waves are solved for both the phase-matched and phase-mismatched geometries. The authors also present an experimental confirmation of the predicted polarization switching effect.>

M. Hoyuelos, Pere Colet, Maxi San Miguel

Katarzyna Agnieszka Rutkowska, Yoav Linzon, Boris A. Malomed +1 more

We demonstrate a novel approach to the nonlinear optical collapse control in magneto-optical Kerr media. A suitable and essential interplay between magnetically-induced birefringences is fully described via a superposition of the Cotton-Mouton and Faraday effects.