Alejandro B. Aceves

Professor

Mathematics

Ph.D., University of Arizona
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Research/Teaching Interests

Nonlinear Optics, Nonlinear Wave Propagation

Selected Publications

• ”Chaos and Coherent Structures in Partial Differential Equations" Physica, Aceves, A. B., Adachihara, H., Jones, C., Lerman, J. C., Mc.Laughlin, D. W., Moloney, J. V. and Newell, A. C.
• "Effect of two-photon absorption on spatial soliton switches" , Optics Letters 17, 1488-1490.
• ”Reflection, Transmission and Stability Characteristics of Optical Beams Incident at Nonlinear Interfaces” , J. Opt. Soc. of Am. B. 5, 559-564.
• "An All-Optical Spatial Scanner"  2631-2633, Appl. Phys. Lett, 54
• "Reflection and Transmission of Self-Focused Channels at Nonlinear Dielectric Interfaces" , Opt. Lett. 13; 1002-1004
• "Theory of Beam Propagation at Nonlinear Interfaces: I. Equivalent Particle Theory for a Single Interface" , Phys. Rev. A. 39, 1809-1827.
• "Theory of Beam Propagation at Nonlinear Interfaces: II. Multiple Particle and Multiple Interface Extensions"  , Phys. Rev. A. 39
• "Stationary Nonlinear Surface Waves and Their Stability in Diffusive Kerr-like Non-linear Media" , J. Opt. Soc. of Am. B. 7, 220
• "Particle aspects of Collimated Light Channel Propagation at Nonlinear Interfaces and in Waveguides" , J. Opt. Soc. of Am. B. 7
• "Switching Dynamics of helical Solitons in a Periodically Twisted Fiber Filter" , Optics Letters 17, 25-27.
• "Transmission, Reflection, and Trapping of Collimated Light Beams in Diffusive Kerr- like Nonlinear Media" , Phys. Rev. A. 42; 1767-1774
• "Chaotic dynamics due to competition among degenerate modes in a Ring-cavity laser"  , Physics Letters A 161. 499-505
• "Snell's Laws at the Interface Between Nonlinear Dielectrics" , Phys. Lett. A. 129
• "Self Induced Transparency Solitons in Nonlinear Refractive Periodic Media" , Phys. Lett. A 141, 37-42.
• ”Chaos and Coherent Structures in Partial Differential Equations" , Physica 18D, 85-112