Journal article
3‑D Spiraling Self-Trapped Light Beams in Photochemical Systems
Abstract
A pair of visible laser beams self-trap and spiral about each other as they propagate through polymer gels undergoing two different photochemical reactions. When launched into gels that undergo photopolymerization of methacrylate substituents or photo-oxidation of iodide anion, two non-coplanar (skewed) Gaussian beams collide and spiral about each other as they advance through the evolving medium. In the absence of chemical reactions, the …
Authors
Morim DR; Bevern D; Vargas-Baca I; Saravanamuttu K
Journal
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 10, No. 19, pp. 5957–5962
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
October 3, 2019
DOI
10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02302
ISSN
1948-7185