Potential formalism of optical spatial soliton propagation in a two-photon photovoltaic-photorefractive material under open circuit condition

Propagation characteristics of optical spatial solitons in a two-photon photovoltaic-photorefractive medium under open circuit condition have been investigated using the formalism of a particle in a potential well. Optical nonlinearity has been evaluated using Castro-Camus model. Variational formalism has been employed to investigate the resulting modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Potential formalism has been examined to identify localized optical spatial solitons. (author)