Shock wave far-field in ordered and disordered nonlocal media

Opt Express. 2012 Nov 19;20(24):27369-75. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.027369.

Abstract

We investigate the far field of a spatial dispersive shock wave generated from a Gaussian beam propagating in nonlinear nonlocal colloidal disordered media. The interplay between nonlinearity and structural randomness is quantified in terms of the threshold power for the occurrence of the shock wave.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Light*
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Normal Distribution
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation*