title: Dispersive shock waves with nonlocal nonlinearity.
abstract: We consider dispersive optical shock waves in nonlocal nonlinear media. Experiments are performed using spatial beams in a thermal liquid cell, and results agree with a hydrodynamic theory of propagation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barsi
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fleischer